Public water system · VA2079580
ActiveLydia Mountain Lodge
At a glance
Lydia Mountain Lodge (PWSID VA2079580) is an active transient non-community water system in Greene County, Virginia. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lydia Mountain Lodge compare with other water systems in Greene County?
By EPA's size categories, Lydia Mountain Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Greene County has 9 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,056 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,508 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 Lydia Mountain Lodge 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 Lydia Mountain Lodge?
EPA lists Lydia Mountain Lodge 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. 7 of the 9 active systems in Greene County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Lydia Mountain Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and September 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Lydia Mountain Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lydia Mountain Lodge?
Lydia Mountain Lodge (PWSID VA2079580) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Lydia Mountain Lodge serve?
Lydia Mountain Lodge reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Greene County, Virginia.
Where does Lydia Mountain Lodge 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 Lydia Mountain Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Lydia Mountain Lodge'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lydia Mountain Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lydia Mountain Lodge 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 Greene County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Water & Sewer | Greene | 8,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Gds Holdings, LLC | Greene | 338 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blue Ridge School | Greene | 260 | Community | Groundwater |
| Getaway Va | Greene | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Greene County Community Park | Greene | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Greene Hills Club, Inc.. | Greene | 80 | 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, “Lydia Mountain Lodge, PWSID VA2079580, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/lydia-mountain-lodge-va2079580 (data as of October 1, 2026).