Public water system · VA4115955
ActiveWhite Dog Bistro
At a glance
White Dog Bistro (PWSID VA4115955) is an active transient non-community water system in Mathews County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does White Dog Bistro compare with other water systems in Mathews County?
By EPA's size categories, White Dog Bistro is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mathews County has 33 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 126 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 4,166 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 White Dog Bistro 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 White Dog Bistro?
EPA lists White Dog Bistro 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. 25 of the 33 active systems in Mathews County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does White Dog Bistro have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | 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.
White Dog Bistro: frequently asked questions
Who runs White Dog Bistro?
White Dog Bistro (PWSID VA4115955) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does White Dog Bistro serve?
White Dog Bistro reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Mathews County, Virginia.
Where does White Dog Bistro 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 White Dog Bistro 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 January 2026. 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 White Dog Bistro'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 January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find White Dog Bistro's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. White Dog Bistro 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 Mathews County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun New Point Rv Resort | Mathews | 530 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews High School | Mathews | 480 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Elementary School | Mathews | 437 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Thomas Hunter School | Mathews | 391 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hardee`S-Mathews | Mathews | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mathews Family Ymca | Mathews | 190 | 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, “White Dog Bistro, PWSID VA4115955, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/white-dog-bistro-va4115955 (data as of October 1, 2026).