Public water system · VA3053430
ActiveFood Lion
At a glance
Food Lion (PWSID VA3053430) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dinwiddie County, North Carolina. It reports serving 1,182 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,182
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Food Lion compare with other water systems in Dinwiddie County?
By EPA's size categories, Food Lion is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dinwiddie County has 1 active public water system, and Food Lion is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,182 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 1,182 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Food Lion is about 175% above 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. North Carolina has 311 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.1% 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 Food Lion?
EPA lists Food Lion 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Dinwiddie County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Food Lion have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Food Lion: frequently asked questions
Who runs Food Lion?
Food Lion (PWSID VA3053430) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Food Lion serve?
Food Lion reports serving 1,182 people through 1 service connection in Dinwiddie County, North Carolina.
Where does Food Lion 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 Food Lion have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Food Lion'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Food Lion's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Food Lion 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.
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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, “Food Lion, PWSID VA3053430, North Carolina”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-carolina/food-lion-va3053430 (data as of October 1, 2026).