Public water system · VA2015560

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Sherando Lake (Usfs)

At a glance

Sherando Lake (Usfs) (PWSID VA2015560) is an active transient non-community water system in Augusta County, Virginia. It reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDVA2015560

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections14

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyAugusta County

How does Sherando Lake (Usfs) compare with other water systems in Augusta County?

By EPA's size categories, Sherando Lake (Usfs) is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Augusta County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 173 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 4,678 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 Sherando Lake (Usfs) 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 Sherando Lake (Usfs)?

EPA lists Sherando Lake (Usfs) as owned by the federal government. 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. 2 of the 27 active systems in Augusta County (7.4%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Sherando Lake (Usfs) have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and June 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	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
2013-09-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1977-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Archived
1977-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived

All 11 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.

Sherando Lake (Usfs): frequently asked questions

Who runs Sherando Lake (Usfs)?

Sherando Lake (Usfs) (PWSID VA2015560) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Sherando Lake (Usfs) serve?

Sherando Lake (Usfs) reports serving 25 people through 14 service connections in Augusta County, Virginia.

Where does Sherando Lake (Usfs) 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 Sherando Lake (Usfs) have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. 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 Sherando Lake (Usfs)'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sherando Lake (Usfs)'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sherando Lake (Usfs) 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 Augusta County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Craigsville, Town of	Augusta	2,340	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Country Estates Mobile Home Park	Augusta	300	Community	Groundwater
Shenandoah Acres	Augusta	227	Community	Groundwater
Buckhorn Inn	Augusta	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Jollett Springs Mobile Home Park	Augusta	150	Community	Groundwater
Victory Worship Center	Augusta	150	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, “Sherando Lake (Usfs), PWSID VA2015560, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/sherando-lake-usfs-va2015560 (data as of October 1, 2026).