Public water system · VA4041250
ActiveFive Forks Center
At a glance
Five Forks Center (PWSID VA4041250) is an active transient non-community water system in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It reports serving 110 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Five Forks Center compare with other water systems in Chesterfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Five Forks Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chesterfield County has 9 active public water systems, and Five Forks Center is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 43,425 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 390,828 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Five Forks Center is about 24% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 2,089 Virginia systems (86%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Five Forks Center?
EPA lists Five Forks Center as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 9 active systems in Chesterfield County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Five Forks Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and November 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-09 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Five Forks Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Five Forks Center?
Five Forks Center (PWSID VA4041250) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Five Forks Center serve?
Five Forks Center reports serving 110 people through 6 service connections in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Where does Five Forks Center get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Five Forks Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Five Forks Center's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Five Forks Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Five Forks Center is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Chesterfield County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Co Central Water System | Chesterfield | 389,897 | Community | Surface water |
| Central Virginia Corr. Unit No. 13 | Chesterfield | 420 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beach Station Event Center-Daycare | Chesterfield | 230 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 | Chesterfield | 59 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gateway Homes Activity Center | Chesterfield | 55 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| The Landing | Chesterfield | 29 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Five Forks Center, PWSID VA4041250, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/five-forks-center-va4041250 (data as of October 1, 2026).