Public water system · VA2161042
ActiveBent Mountain Library & Community Center
At a glance
Bent Mountain Library & Community Center (PWSID VA2161042) is an active transient non-community water system in Roanoke County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bent Mountain Library & Community Center compare with other water systems in Roanoke County?
By EPA's size categories, Bent Mountain Library & Community Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Roanoke County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 196 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bent Mountain Library & Community Center is well 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 Bent Mountain Library & Community Center?
EPA lists Bent Mountain Library & Community Center 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 Bent Mountain Library & Community Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and December 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Bent Mountain Library & Community Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bent Mountain Library & Community Center?
Bent Mountain Library & Community Center (PWSID VA2161042) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bent Mountain Library & Community Center serve?
Bent Mountain Library & Community Center reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Roanoke County, Virginia.
Where does Bent Mountain Library & Community Center 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 Bent Mountain Library & Community Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Bent Mountain Library & Community Center'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bent Mountain Library & Community Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bent Mountain Library & Community Center 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 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 |
| Back Creek Elementary School | Roanoke | 350 | Non-transient non-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 |
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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, “Bent Mountain Library & Community Center, PWSID VA2161042, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bent-mountain-library-community-center-va2161042 (data as of October 1, 2026).