Public water system · VA4119235
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At a glance
Big Oak Cafe (PWSID VA4119235) is an active transient non-community water system in Middlesex County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Oak Cafe compare with other water systems in Middlesex County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Oak Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Middlesex County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 242 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 5,331 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 Big Oak Cafe is about 65% 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. 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 Big Oak Cafe?
EPA lists Big Oak Cafe 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. 21 of the 22 active systems in Middlesex County (95%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Oak Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and March 2024. By type: 4 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-08 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-24 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Big Oak Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Oak Cafe?
Big Oak Cafe (PWSID VA4119235) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Oak Cafe serve?
Big Oak Cafe reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Middlesex County, Virginia.
Where does Big Oak Cafe 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 Big Oak Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. 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 Big Oak Cafe'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Oak Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Oak Cafe 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 Middlesex County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Motor Speedway | Middlesex | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Town of Urbanna | Middlesex | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bush Park Camping Resort -Tes | Middlesex | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hardee`S-Saluda | Middlesex | 575 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bush Park Mobile Home Park | Middlesex | 400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Locklies, LLC | Middlesex | 400 | 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, “Big Oak Cafe, PWSID VA4119235, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/big-oak-cafe-va4119235 (data as of October 1, 2026).