Public water system · VA5147200
ActiveTwin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section
At a glance
Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section (PWSID VA5147200) is an active transient non-community water system in Prince Edward County, Virginia. It reports serving 206 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
206
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section compare with other water systems in Prince Edward County?
By EPA's size categories, Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Prince Edward County has 5 active public water systems, and Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,930 people per system, and accounts for 2.1% of the 9,651 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 Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section is about 43% above 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 Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section?
EPA lists Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section 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. 3 of the 5 active systems in Prince Edward County (60%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and July 2019. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | 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 11 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.
Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section: frequently asked questions
Who runs Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section?
Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section (PWSID VA5147200) 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 Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section serve?
Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section reports serving 206 people through 14 service connections in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Where does Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section 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 Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. 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 Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section 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 Prince Edward County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmville, Town of | Prince Edward | 8,212 | Community | Surface water |
| Hampden-Sydney College | Prince Edward | 1,027 | Community | Groundwater |
| Twin Lakes State Park- Prince Edward Sec | Prince Edward | 181 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| High Bridge Trail State Park | Prince Edward | 25 | 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, “Twin Lakes State Park-Goodwin Section, PWSID VA5147200, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/twin-lakes-state-park-goodwin-section-va5147200 (data as of October 1, 2026).