Public water system · VA2165330
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At a glance
Town of Grottoes (PWSID VA2165330) is an active community water system in Rockingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 3,328 people through 1,471 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,328
Service connections
1,471
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Grottoes compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Grottoes is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Rockingham County has 53 active public water systems, and Town of Grottoes is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.1 times the county average of 545 people per system, and accounts for 12% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Grottoes is about half of that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% 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 Town of Grottoes?
EPA lists Town of Grottoes 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. 11 of the 53 active systems in Rockingham County (21%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Grottoes have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and December 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-26 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
All 2 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.
Town of Grottoes: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Grottoes?
Town of Grottoes (PWSID VA2165330) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Grottoes serve?
Town of Grottoes reports serving 3,328 people through 1,471 service connections in Rockingham County, Virginia.
Where does Town of Grottoes 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 Town of Grottoes have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Town of Grottoes' 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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Grottoes' water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Grottoes must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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 |
| 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 |
| Food Processors Water Cooperative, Inc. | Rockingham | 1,430 | 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, “Grottoes, Town of, PWSID VA2165330, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/grottoes-town-of-va2165330 (data as of October 1, 2026).