Public water system · VA2161023
ActiveBack Creek Elementary School
At a glance
Back Creek Elementary School (PWSID VA2161023) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Roanoke County, Virginia. It reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Back Creek Elementary School compare with other water systems in Roanoke County?
By EPA's size categories, Back Creek Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Roanoke County has 16 active public water systems, and Back Creek Elementary School is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 78% above the county average of 196 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 3,143 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Back Creek Elementary School is about 19% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Back Creek Elementary School?
EPA lists Back Creek Elementary School as owned by a local 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. 7 of the 16 active systems in Roanoke County (44%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Back Creek Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Back Creek Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Back Creek Elementary School?
Back Creek Elementary School (PWSID VA2161023) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Back Creek Elementary School serve?
Back Creek Elementary School reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection in Roanoke County, Virginia.
Where does Back Creek Elementary School 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 Back Creek Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Back Creek Elementary School'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Back Creek Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Back Creek Elementary School is a non-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 Roanoke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Hospital | Roanoke | 444 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Martin Creek | Roanoke | 391 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Roanoke | Roanoke | 344 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Girl Scout Camp Icimani | Roanoke | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Homeplace | Roanoke | 269 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Masons Cove Elementary School | Roanoke | 250 | Non-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, “Back Creek Elementary School, PWSID VA2161023, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/back-creek-elementary-school-va2161023 (data as of October 1, 2026).