Public water system · VA1155260
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At a glance
Gatewood Campground (PWSID VA1155260) is an active transient non-community water system in Pulaski County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gatewood Campground compare with other water systems in Pulaski County?
By EPA's size categories, Gatewood Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pulaski County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,151 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 19,560 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 Gatewood Campground is about 65% 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 Gatewood Campground?
EPA lists Gatewood Campground as owned by a local government. 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 17 active systems in Pulaski County (29%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Gatewood Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and April 2017. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-12 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Gatewood Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gatewood Campground?
Gatewood Campground (PWSID VA1155260) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Gatewood Campground serve?
Gatewood Campground reports serving 50 people through 3 service connections in Pulaski County, Virginia.
Where does Gatewood Campground 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 Gatewood Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. 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 Gatewood Campground'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gatewood Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gatewood Campground 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 Pulaski County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski, Town of | Pulaski | 9,473 | Community | Surface water |
| Dublin Town of | Pulaski | 6,538 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Covey`S Family Campground No. 2 | Pulaski | 676 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gobble Stop #16 | Pulaski | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcguires Family Campground | Pulaski | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pulaski Moose Lodge | Pulaski | 375 | 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, “Gatewood Campground, PWSID VA1155260, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/gatewood-campground-va1155260 (data as of October 1, 2026).