Public water system · VA2171636
ActiveShrine Mont
At a glance
Shrine Mont (PWSID VA2171636) is an active transient non-community water system in Shenandoah County, Virginia. It reports serving 200 people through 50 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
50
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shrine Mont compare with other water systems in Shenandoah County?
By EPA's size categories, Shrine Mont is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shenandoah County has 32 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 833 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 26,666 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 Shrine Mont is about 39% above 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 Shrine Mont?
EPA lists Shrine Mont 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. 21 of the 32 active systems in Shenandoah County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Shrine Mont have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and August 2007. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Shrine Mont: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shrine Mont?
Shrine Mont (PWSID VA2171636) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shrine Mont serve?
Shrine Mont reports serving 200 people through 50 service connections in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
Where does Shrine Mont 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 Shrine Mont have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. 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 Shrine Mont'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shrine Mont's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shrine Mont 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 Shenandoah County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strasburg, Town of | Shenandoah | 7,410 | Community | Surface water |
| Woodstock, Town of | Shenandoah | 5,955 | Community | Surface water |
| Stoney Creek Sanitary District | Shenandoah | 2,578 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| New Market, Town of | Shenandoah | 2,274 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Edinburg, Town of | Shenandoah | 1,908 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Mount Jackson, Town of | Shenandoah | 1,864 | 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, “Shrine Mont, PWSID VA2171636, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/shrine-mont-va2171636 (data as of October 1, 2026).