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RICHMOND, VA · James City County

FIRST COLONY Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of January 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 James City 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)
VA3095240
System type
Community Water System
Population served
916
Service connections
241
Ownership
privately owned
Water source
groundwater (wells)

FIRST COLONY is one of 391 community water systems in Virginia in the 501 to 3,300 people size category, formerly serving 916 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 2 entries in 1980, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1980.

Of the 2, 1 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals.

Violation history

  • Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample

    Health-based

    Fluoride

    October 15, 1980 – March 14, 1981

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation

    Fluoride

    May 1, 1980 – May 31, 1980

    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

804-643-2725

RICHMOND, VA 23223