Public water system · VA1077610
ActiveRailroad Market & Cafe
At a glance
Railroad Market & Cafe (PWSID VA1077610) is an active transient non-community water system in Grayson County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Railroad Market & Cafe compare with other water systems in Grayson County?
By EPA's size categories, Railroad Market & Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grayson County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 183 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 4,198 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 Railroad Market & Cafe 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 Railroad Market & Cafe?
EPA lists Railroad Market & 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. 13 of the 23 active systems in Grayson County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Railroad Market & Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2024 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Railroad Market & Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Railroad Market & Cafe?
Railroad Market & Cafe (PWSID VA1077610) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Railroad Market & Cafe serve?
Railroad Market & Cafe reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Grayson County, Virginia.
Where does Railroad Market & 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 Railroad Market & Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is 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 Railroad Market & 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 3 violations for this system; none is 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 Railroad Market & Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Railroad Market & 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 Grayson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence, Town of | Grayson | 971 | Community | Purchased groundwater under influence |
| Fairview Water System | Grayson | 730 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fries, Town of | Grayson | 484 | Community | Surface water |
| Grant Community | Grayson | 350 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Grayson Highlands Campground | Grayson | 350 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oldtown Water System | Grayson | 301 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Railroad Market & Cafe, PWSID VA1077610, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/railroad-market-cafe-va1077610 (data as of October 1, 2026).