Virginia
Essex County drinking water quality
21 active public water systems serve 4,286 people in Essex County. 14 are compliant, 7 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 0 are designated serious violators, and 0 carry a health flag.
Community water systems
10 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tappahannock, Town of |
2,375 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Gwynnfield Subdivision |
410 | 0 | 0 | |
|
VA American South Hill Banks |
183 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Cottage Row |
120 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Riverdale Subdivision |
95 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Millers Square |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Maryfield Sub. |
48 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Riverview Mobile Estates |
48 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Daingerfield Subdivision |
43 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Colemans Island |
30 | 0 | 0 |
Non-community systems (11: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aylett Country Day School |
175 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital |
150 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Watts & Sons Supermarket |
110 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Light of the World Academy |
100 | 0 | 0 | |
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Tappahannock Jr. Academy |
80 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Segar's Legacy |
70 | 0 | 0 | |
|
17 South |
50 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Monibolivianita Restaurant |
50 | 4 | 0 | |
|
Blossoms Childcare Center |
39 | 3 | 0 | |
|
Essex House |
25 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Garrett`s Marina INC |
25 | 1 | 0 |
Inactive systems (25, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Virginia records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.