Public water system · VA6137515
ActiveWillow Grove Inn and Restaurant
At a glance
Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant (PWSID VA6137515) is an active transient non-community water system in Orange County, Virginia. It reports serving 106 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
106
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant compare with other water systems in Orange County?
By EPA's size categories, Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Orange County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,289 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 24,484 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant is about 26% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,089 Virginia systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant?
EPA lists Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 10 of the 19 active systems in Orange County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and May 2016. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant?
Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant (PWSID VA6137515) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant serve?
Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant reports serving 106 people through 10 service connections in Orange County, Virginia.
Where does Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Orange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness | Orange | 13,274 | Community | Surface water |
| Orange, Town of | Orange | 5,022 | Community | Surface water |
| Gordonsville, Town of | Orange | 1,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Locust Grove Primary-Elementary School | Orange | 951 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Locust Grove Town Center | Orange | 560 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rsa Route 20 | Orange | 390 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Willow Grove Inn and Restaurant, PWSID VA6137515, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/willow-grove-inn-and-restaurant-va6137515 (data as of October 1, 2026).