Public water system · VA4085292
ActiveFirst Shiloh Baptist
At a glance
First Shiloh Baptist (PWSID VA4085292) is an active transient non-community water system in Hanover County, Virginia. It reports serving 26 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does First Shiloh Baptist compare with other water systems in Hanover County?
By EPA's size categories, First Shiloh Baptist is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hanover County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,757 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 66,775 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 First Shiloh Baptist 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 First Shiloh Baptist?
EPA lists First Shiloh Baptist 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. 24 of the 38 active systems in Hanover County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does First Shiloh Baptist have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2017 and July 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
First Shiloh Baptist: frequently asked questions
Who runs First Shiloh Baptist?
First Shiloh Baptist (PWSID VA4085292) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does First Shiloh Baptist serve?
First Shiloh Baptist reports serving 26 people through 2 service connections in Hanover County, Virginia.
Where does First Shiloh Baptist 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 First Shiloh Baptist have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 First Shiloh Baptist'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find First Shiloh Baptist's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. First Shiloh Baptist 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 Hanover County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Suburban Water System | Hanover | 57,931 | Community | Surface water |
| Hanover Courthouse | Hanover | 1,068 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Montpelier Shops | Hanover | 965 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Calvary Pentecostal Camp | Hanover | 950 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Anna Elementary School | Hanover | 711 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rural Point Elementary School | Hanover | 580 | Non-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, “First Shiloh Baptist, PWSID VA4085292, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/first-shiloh-baptist-va4085292 (data as of October 1, 2026).