Public water system · VA1121026
ActiveAlta Mons - Dining Hall
At a glance
Alta Mons - Dining Hall (PWSID VA1121026) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Virginia. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alta Mons - Dining Hall compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Alta Mons - Dining Hall 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 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 - Dining Hall is about 31% 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 - Dining Hall?
EPA lists Alta Mons - Dining Hall 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 - Dining Hall have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between April 2007 and October 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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 4 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 - Dining Hall: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alta Mons - Dining Hall?
Alta Mons - Dining Hall (PWSID VA1121026) 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 - Dining Hall serve?
Alta Mons - Dining Hall reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Where does Alta Mons - Dining Hall 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 - Dining Hall have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. 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 - Dining Hall'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alta Mons - Dining Hall's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alta Mons - Dining Hall 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 - Dining Hall, PWSID VA1121026, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/alta-mons-dining-hall-va1121026 (data as of October 1, 2026).