Public water system · VA4075281
ActiveGoochland Drive-in Theater
At a glance
Goochland Drive-in Theater (PWSID VA4075281) is an active transient non-community water system in Goochland County, Virginia. It reports serving 512 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
512
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Goochland Drive-in Theater compare with other water systems in Goochland County?
By EPA's size categories, Goochland Drive-in Theater is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Goochland County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 575 people per system, and accounts for 2.3% of the 21,841 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 Goochland Drive-in Theater is about 3.6 times 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 Goochland Drive-in Theater?
EPA lists Goochland Drive-in Theater 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. 29 of the 38 active systems in Goochland County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Goochland Drive-in Theater have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and April 2025. By type: 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Goochland Drive-in Theater: frequently asked questions
Who runs Goochland Drive-in Theater?
Goochland Drive-in Theater (PWSID VA4075281) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Goochland Drive-in Theater serve?
Goochland Drive-in Theater reports serving 512 people through 2 service connections in Goochland County, Virginia.
Where does Goochland Drive-in Theater 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 Goochland Drive-in Theater have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Goochland Drive-in Theater'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Goochland Drive-in Theater's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Goochland Drive-in Theater 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 Goochland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Goochland Central Water System | Goochland | 5,805 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Goochland Courthouse | Goochland | 3,068 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Ebl -Oilville | Goochland | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| James River Correctional Ctr | Goochland | 1,810 | Community | Surface water |
| I-64 Rest Area Wbl-Oilville | Goochland | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Manakin Farms | Goochland | 948 | 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, “Goochland Drive-in Theater, PWSID VA4075281, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/goochland-drive-in-theater-va4075281 (data as of October 1, 2026).