Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS VI3000452
Southgate Gardens
Christiansted, US Virgin Islands 00820 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 250
- People served
- 0
- EPA violations
- 0
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
Southgate Gardens carries a clean Safe Drinking Water Act record, zero EPA violations.
- 0
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 250
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Southgate Gardens
Southgate Gardens is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (St. Croix Island County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.
Across US Virgin Islands, EPA tracks 256 public water systems serving 122,604 people, with 1,317 cumulative violations and 236 health-based violations on record. About 84% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 5.1 violations. Statewide, 1 of 3 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.3%).
Southgate Gardens's 0 violations sit below the US Virgin Islands 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
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 1
- County
- St. Croix Island
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
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 Southgate Gardens.
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 VI3000452 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
US Virgin Islands Drinking Water Authority
US Virgin Islands's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.
Find VI regulator via EPA SDWISHow Southgate Gardens Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Southgate Gardens | US Virgin Islands avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 0 | 5.1 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 0.9 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 33.3% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 250 | 479 | Sizing context for compliance burden |
Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 256 regulated public water systems in US Virgin Islands.
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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