Public water system · VA5089075
ActiveBassett Mirror Co.-Philpott
At a glance
Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott (PWSID VA5089075) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Henry County, Virginia. It reports serving 75 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott compare with other water systems in Henry County?
By EPA's size categories, Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henry County has 16 active public water systems, and Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13% above the county average of 66 people per system, and accounts for 7.1% of the 1,057 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott is well below 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. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% 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 Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott?
EPA lists Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott 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. 13 of the 16 active systems in Henry County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott?
Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott (PWSID VA5089075) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott serve?
Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Henry County, Virginia.
Where does Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott 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 Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott 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 January 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 Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott 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.
Other water systems in Henry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmart #4 | Henry | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ridgeway Trailer Park | Henry | 120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Virginia Glass LLC | Henry | 100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Victory Baptist Academy | Henry | 80 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fairfield Mobile Home Park | Henry | 60 | Community | Groundwater |
| Harris Trailer Court | Henry | 55 | 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, “Bassett Mirror Co.-Philpott, PWSID VA5089075, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/bassett-mirror-co-philpott-va5089075 (data as of October 1, 2026).