Public water system · TX1700532
ActivePiney Shores
At a glance
Piney Shores (PWSID TX1700532) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Arizona. It reports serving 822 people through 274 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 August 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
822
Service connections
274
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Piney Shores compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Piney Shores is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Montgomery County has 4 active public water systems, and Piney Shores is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 47% above the county average of 561 people per system, and accounts for 37% of the 2,244 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arizona, the 1,769 active systems average 4,369 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Piney Shores is about 5.7 times 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. Arizona has 601 active transient non-community water systems, 34% of the state's 1,769 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,612 Arizona systems (91%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Piney Shores?
EPA lists Piney Shores as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 4 of the 4 active systems in Montgomery County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Piney Shores have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and August 2013. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Piney Shores: frequently asked questions
Who runs Piney Shores?
Piney Shores (PWSID TX1700532) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Piney Shores serve?
Piney Shores reports serving 822 people through 274 service connections in Montgomery County, Arizona.
Where does Piney Shores 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 Piney Shores have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2013. 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 Piney Shores' 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 August 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Piney Shores' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Piney Shores 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 Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valero Corner Store 1478 | Montgomery | 1,007 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Casey Ridge Grocery | Montgomery | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rayford Crossing Rv Resort | Montgomery | 165 | 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, “Piney Shores, PWSID TX1700532, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/piney-shores-tx1700532 (data as of October 1, 2026).