Public water system · VA4193780
ActiveBackdraft Restaurant
At a glance
Backdraft Restaurant (PWSID VA4193780) is an active transient non-community water system in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It reports serving 154 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
154
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Backdraft Restaurant compare with other water systems in Westmoreland County?
By EPA's size categories, Backdraft Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Westmoreland County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 408 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 16,724 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Backdraft Restaurant is roughly in line with 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. Virginia has 1,133 active transient non-community water systems, 47% 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 Backdraft Restaurant?
EPA lists Backdraft Restaurant 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. 30 of the 41 active systems in Westmoreland County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Backdraft Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and July 2023. By type: 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Backdraft Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Backdraft Restaurant?
Backdraft Restaurant (PWSID VA4193780) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Backdraft Restaurant serve?
Backdraft Restaurant reports serving 154 people through 1 service connection in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Where does Backdraft Restaurant 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 Backdraft Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Backdraft Restaurant'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Backdraft Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Backdraft Restaurant 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 Westmoreland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach, Town of | Westmoreland | 3,875 | Community | Groundwater |
| Potomac Westmoreland Shores | Westmoreland | 1,743 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cabin Point and Glebe Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stratford Harbour | Westmoreland | 1,230 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montross, Town of | Westmoreland | 1,163 | Community | Groundwater |
| Placid Bay Estates | Westmoreland | 946 | 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, “Backdraft Restaurant, PWSID VA4193780, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/backdraft-restaurant-va4193780 (data as of October 1, 2026).