Public water system · VA2165235
ActiveDry River Cafe
At a glance
Dry River Cafe (PWSID VA2165235) is an active transient non-community water system in Rockingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dry River Cafe compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Dry River Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rockingham County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 545 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 28,894 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 Dry River Cafe 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 Dry River Cafe?
EPA lists Dry River Cafe 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. 41 of the 53 active systems in Rockingham County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Dry River Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and August 2021. By type: 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Dry River Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dry River Cafe?
Dry River Cafe (PWSID VA2165235) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dry River Cafe serve?
Dry River Cafe reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Rockingham County, Virginia.
Where does Dry River Cafe 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 Dry River Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Dry River Cafe'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 August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dry River Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dry River Cafe 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 Rockingham County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater, Town of | Rockingham | 6,177 | Community | Surface water |
| Broadway, Town of | Rockingham | 4,015 | Community | Surface water |
| Grottoes, Town of | Rockingham | 3,328 | Community | Groundwater |
| Timberville, Town of | Rockingham | 2,963 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Elkton, Town of | Rockingham | 2,595 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dayton, Town of | Rockingham | 1,700 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Dry River Cafe, PWSID VA2165235, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/dry-river-cafe-va2165235 (data as of October 1, 2026).