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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VA1155129

Covey`s Family Campground No. 2

Dublin, Virginia 24084 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 676 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

676
People served
151
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 151 drinking-water violations at Covey`s Family Campground No. 2, 15% of them health-based - above the Virginia per-system average.

151
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
676
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Covey`s Family Campground No. 2

Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 676 residents in Dublin, Virginia (Pulaski County) through 236 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 151 total violations for this system , of which 22 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 84 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 40 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Virginia, EPA tracks 2,821 public water systems serving 7,911,199 people, with 146,670 cumulative violations and 25,642 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52 violations. Statewide, 70 of 171 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.9%).

Covey`s Family Campground No. 2's 151 violations sit above the Virginia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
676
Total Violations
151
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
236
County
Pulaski
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
84
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 2018
Public Notice Other 27 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 22 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 18 2025
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2012
E. COLI MR 8 2018

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Covey`s Family Campground No. 2.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID VA1155129 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Virginia Drinking Water Authority

Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 under EPA-delegated authority.

Open VA regulator portal

Source: Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 27 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 18 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 8000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 40 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 8000
2018 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 3014
2017 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 14 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 1038
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 22 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / VA1155129 / 3100

How Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 151 52 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 9.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.9% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 676 2,804 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,821 regulated public water systems in Virginia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 water safe to drink? ▼
Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 (PWS ID: VA1155129) has 151 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 676 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 serve? ▼
Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 serves 676 people in Dublin, Virginia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 236 service connections.
What type of violations does Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 have? ▼
Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 has 151 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 84 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 use? ▼
Covey`s Family Campground No. 2 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.