Public water system · VA4041736
ActivePocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3
At a glance
Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 (PWSID VA4041736) is an active transient non-community water system in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It reports serving 59 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
59
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 compare with other water systems in Chesterfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chesterfield County has 9 active public water systems, and Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 is the 5th-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 Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 is about 59% 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 Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3?
EPA lists Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 9 active systems in Chesterfield County (22%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and January 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Combined Radium (-226 and -228) and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3?
Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 (PWSID VA4041736) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 serve?
Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 reports serving 59 people through 5 service connections in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Where does Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 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 Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3 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 |
| Five Forks Center | Chesterfield | 110 | 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, “Pocahontas State Park - Group Camp No. 3, PWSID VA4041736, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/pocahontas-state-park-group-camp-no-3-va4041736 (data as of October 1, 2026).