Public water system · VA4145590
ActiveMexican Grill
At a glance
Mexican Grill (PWSID VA4145590) is an active transient non-community water system in Powhatan County, Virginia. It reports serving 365 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
365
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mexican Grill compare with other water systems in Powhatan County?
By EPA's size categories, Mexican Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Powhatan County has 23 active public water systems, and Mexican Grill is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 620 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 14,250 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 Mexican Grill is about 154% 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 Mexican Grill?
EPA lists Mexican Grill 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. 19 of the 23 active systems in Powhatan County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Mexican Grill have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and June 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Mexican Grill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mexican Grill?
Mexican Grill (PWSID VA4145590) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mexican Grill serve?
Mexican Grill reports serving 365 people through 1 service connection in Powhatan County, Virginia.
Where does Mexican Grill 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 Mexican Grill have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Mexican Grill'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mexican Grill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mexican Grill 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 Powhatan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock Area Water System | Powhatan | 6,463 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Powhatan Courthouse | Powhatan | 3,005 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pocahontas Landmark Center | Powhatan | 1,457 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Passion Community Church | Powhatan | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake Shawnee Estates | Powhatan | 379 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mill Quarter Plantation | Powhatan | 330 | 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, “Mexican Grill, PWSID VA4145590, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/mexican-grill-va4145590 (data as of October 1, 2026).