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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VA3149440

Sunset Cove Country Club

North Prince George, Virginia 23860 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 292 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

292
People served
128
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 128 drinking-water violations at Sunset Cove Country Club, 14% of them health-based - above the Virginia per-system average.

128
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
292
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sunset Cove Country Club

Sunset Cove Country Club is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 292 residents in North Prince George, Virginia (Prince George County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 128 total violations for this system , of which 18 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 103 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 57 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%).

Sunset Cove Country Club's 128 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
292
Total Violations
128
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Prince George
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
103
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 57 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2000
Public Notice Other 6 2015
Nitrate MR 4 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2003
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2023

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 Sunset Cove Country Club.

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 VA3149440 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 Sunset Cove Country Club 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 57 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 8000
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 1038
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 35 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 3100
2015 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 7500
2003 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 5000
2002 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 1040
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / VA3149440 / 3100

How Sunset Cove Country Club Compares

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

Metric Sunset Cove Country Club Virginia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 128 52 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 292 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 Sunset Cove Country Club water safe to drink? ▼
Sunset Cove Country Club (PWS ID: VA3149440) has 128 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 292 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sunset Cove Country Club serve? ▼
Sunset Cove Country Club serves 292 people in North Prince George, Virginia. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Sunset Cove Country Club have? ▼
Sunset Cove Country Club has 128 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 103 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sunset Cove Country Club water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sunset Cove Country Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sunset Cove Country Club use? ▼
Sunset Cove Country Club 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.