Public water system · VA2161665
ActiveYellow Mountain Village
At a glance
Yellow Mountain Village (PWSID VA2161665) is an active community water system in Roanoke County, Virginia. It reports serving 196 people through 98 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
196
Service connections
98
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Yellow Mountain Village compare with other water systems in Roanoke County?
By EPA's size categories, Yellow Mountain Village is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Roanoke County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 196 people per system, and accounts for 6.2% of the 3,143 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 Yellow Mountain Village is well 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. 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 Yellow Mountain Village?
EPA lists Yellow Mountain Village 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. 8 of the 16 active systems in Roanoke County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Yellow Mountain Village have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and July 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Yellow Mountain Village: frequently asked questions
Who runs Yellow Mountain Village?
Yellow Mountain Village (PWSID VA2161665) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Yellow Mountain Village serve?
Yellow Mountain Village reports serving 196 people through 98 service connections in Roanoke County, Virginia.
Where does Yellow Mountain Village 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 Yellow Mountain Village have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Yellow Mountain Village'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Yellow Mountain Village's water quality report?
As a community water system, Yellow Mountain Village 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 Roanoke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Hospital | Roanoke | 444 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Martin Creek | Roanoke | 391 | Community | Groundwater |
| Back Creek Elementary School | Roanoke | 350 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Roanoke | Roanoke | 344 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Girl Scout Camp Icimani | Roanoke | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Homeplace | Roanoke | 269 | 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, “Yellow Mountain Village, PWSID VA2161665, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/yellow-mountain-village-va2161665 (data as of October 1, 2026).