Public water system · VA5031848
ActiveThousand Trails
At a glance
Thousand Trails (PWSID VA5031848) is an active transient non-community water system in Campbell County, Virginia. It reports serving 600 people through 205 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
600
Service connections
205
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Thousand Trails compare with other water systems in Campbell County?
By EPA's size categories, Thousand Trails is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Campbell County has 25 active public water systems, and Thousand Trails is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,326 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 33,146 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 Thousand Trails is about 4.2 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 Thousand Trails?
EPA lists Thousand Trails 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. 18 of the 25 active systems in Campbell County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Thousand Trails have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and January 2021. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Thousand Trails: frequently asked questions
Who runs Thousand Trails?
Thousand Trails (PWSID VA5031848) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Thousand Trails serve?
Thousand Trails reports serving 600 people through 205 service connections in Campbell County, Virginia.
Where does Thousand Trails 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 Thousand Trails have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Thousand Trails' 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 January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Thousand Trails' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Thousand Trails 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 Campbell County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County Central System | Campbell | 21,761 | Community | Surface water |
| Altavista, Town of | Campbell | 3,850 | Community | Surface water |
| Campbell County East System | Campbell | 2,505 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brookneal, Town of | Campbell | 1,500 | Community | Surface water |
| William Campbell High School | Campbell | 750 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres | Campbell | 360 | 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, “Thousand Trails, PWSID VA5031848, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/thousand-trails-va5031848 (data as of October 1, 2026).