Public water system · VA1155261

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Gatewood Picnic

At a glance

Gatewood Picnic (PWSID VA1155261) is an active transient non-community water system in Pulaski County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVA1155261

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyPulaski County

How does Gatewood Picnic compare with other water systems in Pulaski County?

By EPA's size categories, Gatewood Picnic 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 Picnic 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 Picnic?

EPA lists Gatewood Picnic 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. 12 of the 17 active systems in Pulaski County (71%) are also privately owned.

Does Gatewood Picnic have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and August 2021. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-02-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2010-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 9 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 Picnic: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gatewood Picnic?

Gatewood Picnic (PWSID VA1155261) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Gatewood Picnic serve?

Gatewood Picnic reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Pulaski County, Virginia.

Where does Gatewood Picnic 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 Picnic have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 Picnic'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 9 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gatewood Picnic's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gatewood Picnic 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 Picnic, PWSID VA1155261, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/gatewood-picnic-va1155261 (data as of October 1, 2026).