Public water system · VA5067126
ActiveFood Mart 2
At a glance
Food Mart 2 (PWSID VA5067126) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Virginia. It reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Food Mart 2 compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Food Mart 2 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 325 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,484 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 Food Mart 2 is well 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 Food Mart 2?
EPA lists Food Mart 2 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. 48 of the 60 active systems in Franklin County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Food Mart 2 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Food Mart 2: frequently asked questions
Who runs Food Mart 2?
Food Mart 2 (PWSID VA5067126) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Food Mart 2 serve?
Food Mart 2 reports serving 30 people through 2 service connections in Franklin County, Virginia.
Where does Food Mart 2 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 Food Mart 2 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Food Mart 2'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Food Mart 2's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Food Mart 2 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mount, Town of | Franklin | 6,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Westlake Area Public Water System | Franklin | 3,525 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Wvwa Ferrum Water System | Franklin | 1,996 | Community | Groundwater |
| The Waters Edge | Franklin | 949 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dillards Hill | Franklin | 755 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park Place | Franklin | 501 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Food Mart 2, PWSID VA5067126, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/food-mart-2-va5067126 (data as of October 1, 2026).