TANGIER ISLAND, VA · Accomack County
CANTON WATERWORKS Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of September 1, 1990. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Accomack County, VA.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Virginia’s official records. Always confirm current status with Virginia before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- VA3001080
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 45
- Service connections
- 22
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
CANTON WATERWORKS is one of 2,163 community water systems in Virginia in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 45 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 1990; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 4 entries between 1980 and 1982, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1982.
None of the 4 are monitoring or reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset; these involve water-quality, treatment, or public-notice findings instead. The record involves the Miscellaneous Other Rules and inorganic chemicals.
Violation history
Notification, Public
—No contaminant on record
July 1, 1982 – September 30, 1982
ArchivedNotification, Public
—No contaminant on record
April 1, 1982 – June 30, 1982
ArchivedMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-basedFluoride
November 13, 1980 – March 12, 1981
ArchivedMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-basedFluoride
July 31, 1980 – November 30, 1980
Archived
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1982 – September 30, 1982 | Notification, Public | — | — | Archived |
| April 1, 1982 – June 30, 1982 | Notification, Public | — | — | Archived |
| November 13, 1980 – March 12, 1981 | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | Fluoride | Health-based | Archived |
| July 31, 1980 – November 30, 1980 | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | Fluoride | Health-based | Archived |
Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
No enforcement actions on record for this system.
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
Not on record
804-891-2474
TANGIER ISLAND, VA 23440