Public water system · VA2069505
ActiveWinchester Battlefields Visitor Center
At a glance
Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center (PWSID VA2069505) is an active transient non-community water system in Frederick County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center compare with other water systems in Frederick County?
By EPA's size categories, Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Frederick County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,352 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 56,799 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 Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center is well 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 Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center?
EPA lists Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center 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. 36 of the 42 active systems in Frederick County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and April 2022. By type: 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center?
Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center (PWSID VA2069505) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center serve?
Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Frederick County, Virginia.
Where does Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center 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 Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center'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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center 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 Frederick County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Water | Frederick | 46,206 | Community | Surface water |
| Stephens City, Town of | Frederick | 2,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gainesboro Elementary/Middle School | Frederick | 1,830 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Middletown, Town of | Frederick | 1,390 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Indian Hollow Elementary School | Frederick | 488 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Rock Enon | Frederick | 300 | Transient non-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, “Winchester Battlefields Visitor Center, PWSID VA2069505, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/winchester-battlefields-visitor-center-va2069505 (data as of October 1, 2026).