Public water system record
Ram/Wayside Community Water System
Serves an area of Giles County, VA · 147 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Ram/Wayside Community Water System in the last ten years.
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Ram/Wayside Community Water System buys its water from Giles County PSA.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Virginia, January 1997.
- Record on file since 1979, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 93 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 25, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ram/Wayside Community Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (17 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 111 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 17 | 76 |
| 2000s | 1 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2000, Archived.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Virginia regulators issued 15 boil water orders to Ram/Wayside Community Water System between 1985 and 1997. The most recent was a boil water order in January 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 1997 | Virginia | Boil water order | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
| Oct 24, 1994 | Virginia | Boil water order | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
| Jul 19, 1994 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jul 18, 1994 | Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Apr 27, 1994 | Virginia | Boil water order | 3 violations: Total Coliform |
| Apr 16, 1993 | Virginia | Boil water order | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 21, 1992 | Virginia | Boil water order | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Apr 19, 1991 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 28, 1991 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 22, 1990 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1987 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Virginia | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Ram/Wayside Community Water System buys its water from Giles County PSA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Giles County PSA Pearisburg, VA
Annual water quality report
Ram/Wayside Community Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Ram/Wayside Community Water System for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Virginia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells