Public water system · VA5067840
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At a glance
Town of Rocky Mount (PWSID VA5067840) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Virginia. It reports serving 6,000 people through 2,930 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,000
Service connections
2,930
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Rocky Mount compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Rocky Mount is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Franklin County has 60 active public water systems, and Town of Rocky Mount is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18 times the county average of 325 people per system, and accounts for 31% of the 19,484 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 Rocky Mount is about 10% below 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 110 Virginia systems (4.5%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Town of Rocky Mount?
EPA lists Town of Rocky Mount 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. 5 of the 60 active systems in Franklin County (8.3%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Rocky Mount have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and July 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Carbon, total (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | 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.
Town of Rocky Mount: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Rocky Mount?
Town of Rocky Mount (PWSID VA5067840) 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 Rocky Mount serve?
Town of Rocky Mount reports serving 6,000 people through 2,930 service connections in Franklin County, Virginia.
Where does Town of Rocky Mount get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Town of Rocky Mount have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Rocky Mount'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 July 2020. 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 Rocky Mount's water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Rocky Mount 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake Area Public Water System | Franklin | 3,525 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wvwa Ferrum Water System | Franklin | 1,996 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Waters Edge | Franklin | 949 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dillards Hill | Franklin | 755 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park Place | Franklin | 501 | Community | Groundwater |
| W. E. Skelton 4-H Education Center | Franklin | 450 | 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, “Rocky Mount, Town of, PWSID VA5067840, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/rocky-mount-town-of-va5067840 (data as of October 1, 2026).