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Aj`S Food Mart

At a glance

Aj`S Food Mart (PWSID NC4392445) is an active transient non-community water system in Wake County, North Carolina. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNC4392445
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNC state drinking water program
City servedApex
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP—
CountyWake County

How does Aj`S Food Mart compare with other water systems in Wake County?

By EPA's size categories, Aj`S Food Mart is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wake County has 441 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,633 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,161,234 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Carolina, the 5,087 active systems average 1,971 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Aj`S Food Mart is about 31% 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. North Carolina has 2,745 active transient non-community water systems, 54% of the state's 5,087 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,566 North Carolina systems (90%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Aj`S Food Mart?

EPA lists Aj`S Food Mart as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 421 of the 441 active systems in Wake County (95%) are also privately owned.

Does Aj`S Food Mart have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and November 2022. By type: 6 monitoring, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as addressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2022-11-28Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoAddressed
2022-10-11ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-04-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2022-02-25Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2021-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-02-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-03-22Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2020-02-23Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2019-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Aj`S Food Mart: frequently asked questions

Who runs Aj`S Food Mart?

Aj`S Food Mart (PWSID NC4392445) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.

How many people does Aj`S Food Mart serve?

Aj`S Food Mart reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Wake County, North Carolina.

Where does Aj`S Food Mart 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 Aj`S Food Mart have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. 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 Aj`S Food Mart'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.

Where can I find Aj`S Food Mart's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Aj`S Food Mart 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 Wake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Raleigh, City ofWake650,000CommunitySurface water
Cary, Town ofWake227,300CommunitySurface water
Apex, Town ofWake83,001CommunityPurchased surface water
Holly Springs, Town ofWake51,947CommunityPurchased surface water
Fuquay-Varina, Town ofWake42,954CommunityPurchased surface water
Bayleaf MasterWake16,715CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Aj`S Food Mart, PWSID NC4392445, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/aj-s-food-mart-nc4392445 (data as of October 1, 2026).