Public water system · VA6157210
ActiveCountry Cafe Pit Stop
At a glance
Country Cafe Pit Stop (PWSID VA6157210) is an active transient non-community water system in Rappahannock County, Virginia. It reports serving 211 people through 2 service connections. 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 September 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
211
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Country Cafe Pit Stop compare with other water systems in Rappahannock County?
By EPA's size categories, Country Cafe Pit Stop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rappahannock County has 17 active public water systems, and Country Cafe Pit Stop is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 24% above the county average of 170 people per system, and accounts for 7.3% of the 2,894 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 Country Cafe Pit Stop is about 47% above 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 Country Cafe Pit Stop?
EPA lists Country Cafe Pit Stop 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. 14 of the 17 active systems in Rappahannock County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Country Cafe Pit Stop have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and September 2020. By type: 8 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-16 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Country Cafe Pit Stop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Country Cafe Pit Stop?
Country Cafe Pit Stop (PWSID VA6157210) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Country Cafe Pit Stop serve?
Country Cafe Pit Stop reports serving 211 people through 2 service connections in Rappahannock County, Virginia.
Where does Country Cafe Pit Stop 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 Country Cafe Pit Stop 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 September 2020. 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 Country Cafe Pit Stop'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 September 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Country Cafe Pit Stop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Country Cafe Pit Stop 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 Rappahannock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Elem School | Rappahannock | 650 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rappahannock High School | Rappahannock | 460 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wakefield Country Day School | Rappahannock | 220 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Before + After | Rappahannock | 208 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Washington, Town of | Rappahannock | 198 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blue Door Kitchen and Inn | Rappahannock | 170 | 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, “Country Cafe Pit Stop, PWSID VA6157210, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/country-cafe-pit-stop-va6157210 (data as of October 1, 2026).