Public water system · VA6113300
ActiveWoodberry Forest School
At a glance
Woodberry Forest School (PWSID VA6113300) is an active community water system in Madison County, Virginia. It reports serving 739 people through 72 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
739
Service connections
72
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Woodberry Forest School compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Woodberry Forest School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Madison County has 27 active public water systems, and Woodberry Forest School is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.5 times the county average of 163 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 4,390 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Woodberry Forest School is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% 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 Woodberry Forest School?
EPA lists Woodberry Forest School 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. 25 of the 27 active systems in Madison County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Woodberry Forest School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2000. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and April 2000. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Woodberry Forest School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Woodberry Forest School?
Woodberry Forest School (PWSID VA6113300) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Woodberry Forest School serve?
Woodberry Forest School reports serving 739 people through 72 service connections in Madison County, Virginia.
Where does Woodberry Forest School 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 Woodberry Forest School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2000. 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 Woodberry Forest School'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2000. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Woodberry Forest School's water quality report?
As a community water system, Woodberry Forest School must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, Town of | Madison | 784 | Community | Surface water |
| Graves Mountain Lodge | Madison | 370 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| The Freeze | Madison | 315 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rapidan Baptist Camp | Madison | 275 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Early Mountain Vineyards | Madison | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James Plaza | Madison | 168 | 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, “Woodberry Forest School, PWSID VA6113300, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/woodberry-forest-school-va6113300 (data as of October 1, 2026).