Community Water System · PWS VA3001140
Trails End
Horntown, Virginia 23395 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 495 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 495
- People served
- 14
- EPA violations
- 4
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 14 drinking-water violations at Trails End, 29% of them health-based - below the Virginia per-system average.
- 14
- Total EPA violations on record
- 29%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 495
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Trails End
Trails End is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 495 residents in Horntown, Virginia (Accomack County) through 2,680 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 14 total violations for this system , of which 4 (29%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 9 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 5 violations (MR). 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%).
Trails End's 14 violations sit below 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 2,680
- County
- Accomack
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 9
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | 1994 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | MCL | 4 | 2009 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2016 |
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 Trails End.
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 VA3001140 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Virginia Drinking Water Authority
Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Trails End under EPA-delegated authority.
Open VA regulator portalSource: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | SDWIS / VA3001140 / 8000 |
| 2009 | Nitrate-Nitrite | MCL | 4 | SDWIS / VA3001140 / 1038 |
| 1994 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | SDWIS / VA3001140 / 3100 |
How Trails End Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Trails End | Virginia avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 14 | 52 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 4 | 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 | 495 | 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 |
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