Public water system · VA5011108
ActiveD. C. Mini Mart
At a glance
D. C. Mini Mart (PWSID VA5011108) is an active transient non-community water system in Appomattox County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does D. C. Mini Mart compare with other water systems in Appomattox County?
By EPA's size categories, D. C. Mini Mart is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Appomattox County has 12 active public water systems, and D. C. Mini Mart is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 215 people per system, and accounts for 1.9% of the 2,574 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 D. C. Mini Mart 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 D. C. Mini Mart?
EPA lists D. C. Mini Mart 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. 8 of the 12 active systems in Appomattox County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does D. C. Mini Mart have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and July 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate-Nitrite. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
D. C. Mini Mart: frequently asked questions
Who runs D. C. Mini Mart?
D. C. Mini Mart (PWSID VA5011108) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does D. C. Mini Mart serve?
D. C. Mini Mart reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Appomattox County, Virginia.
Where does D. C. Mini Mart 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 D. C. Mini Mart have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 D. C. Mini Mart'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find D. C. Mini Mart's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. D. C. Mini Mart 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 Appomattox County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appomattox Water System | Appomattox | 1,761 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Holliday Lake State Park | Appomattox | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pamplin City, Town of | Appomattox | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Appomattox | 75 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Moose Lodge 975 | Appomattox | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Lake, Section 1 | Appomattox | 50 | 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, “D. C. Mini Mart, PWSID VA5011108, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/d-c-mini-mart-va5011108 (data as of October 1, 2026).