Public water system · VA1077551
ActiveMt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.
At a glance
Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. (PWSID VA1077551) is an active transient non-community water system in Grayson County, Virginia. It reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. compare with other water systems in Grayson County?
By EPA's size categories, Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grayson County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 183 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 4,198 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 Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. 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 Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.?
EPA lists Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. 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. 8 of the 23 active systems in Grayson County (35%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and November 2021. By type: 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.?
Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. (PWSID VA1077551) 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 Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. serve?
Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections in Grayson County, Virginia.
Where does Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. 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 Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept. 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 Grayson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence, Town of | Grayson | 971 | Community | Purchased groundwater under influence |
| Fairview Water System | Grayson | 730 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fries, Town of | Grayson | 484 | Community | Surface water |
| Grant Community | Grayson | 350 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Grayson Highlands Campground | Grayson | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oldtown Water System | Grayson | 301 | Community | Purchased 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, “Mt. Rogers Volunteer Fire Dept., PWSID VA1077551, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/mt-rogers-volunteer-fire-dept-va1077551 (data as of October 1, 2026).