Public water system · VA2165637
ActiveOttobine Elementary School
At a glance
Ottobine Elementary School (PWSID VA2165637) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rockingham County, Virginia. It reports serving 227 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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
227
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ottobine Elementary School compare with other water systems in Rockingham County?
By EPA's size categories, Ottobine Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rockingham County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 545 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Ottobine Elementary School is about half of that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Ottobine Elementary School?
EPA lists Ottobine Elementary School 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 Ottobine Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and January 2010. By type: 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Treatment Installation/Demonstration · code 58 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | 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.
Ottobine Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ottobine Elementary School?
Ottobine Elementary School (PWSID VA2165637) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Ottobine Elementary School serve?
Ottobine Elementary School reports serving 227 people through 1 service connection in Rockingham County, Virginia.
Where does Ottobine Elementary School 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 Ottobine Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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 Ottobine Elementary School'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ottobine Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ottobine Elementary School is a non-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, “Ottobine Elementary School, PWSID VA2165637, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/ottobine-elementary-school-va2165637 (data as of October 1, 2026).