Public water system · VA1121025
ActiveAlta Mons Campground and Retreat Center
At a glance
Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center (PWSID VA1121025) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Virginia. It reports serving 50 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
30
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,717 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 73,361 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 Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center 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 Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center?
EPA lists Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center 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. 15 of the 27 active systems in Montgomery County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2011. The violations listed here began between April 2007 and August 2011. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center?
Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center (PWSID VA1121025) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center serve?
Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center reports serving 50 people through 30 service connections in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Where does Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center 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 Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2011. 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 Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg, Town of | Montgomery | 34,578 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Christiansburg Town of | Montgomery | 22,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Prices Fork/Merrimac | Montgomery | 4,541 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Christiansburg Elliston Waterline | Montgomery | 3,626 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Plum Creek | Montgomery | 1,740 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | Montgomery | 1,602 | Community | 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, “Alta Mons Campground and Retreat Center, PWSID VA1121025, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/alta-mons-campground-and-retreat-center-va1121025 (data as of October 1, 2026).