Public water system · WA53AB251
ActiveShangri-La Ranch Park
At a glance
Shangri-La Ranch Park (PWSID WA53AB251) is an active transient non-community water system in Columbia County, Washington. It reports serving 6 people through 40 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 April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6
Service connections
40
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shangri-La Ranch Park compare with other water systems in Columbia County?
By EPA's size categories, Shangri-La Ranch Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Columbia County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 364 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 4,729 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Washington, the 4,705 active systems average 2,172 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Shangri-La Ranch Park 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. Washington has 1,913 active transient non-community water systems, 41% of the state's 4,705 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,370 Washington systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Shangri-La Ranch Park?
EPA lists Shangri-La Ranch Park as privately owned. The WA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 8 of the 13 active systems in Columbia County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Shangri-La Ranch Park have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and April 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Shangri-La Ranch Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shangri-La Ranch Park?
Shangri-La Ranch Park (PWSID WA53AB251) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shangri-La Ranch Park serve?
Shangri-La Ranch Park reports serving 6 people through 40 service connections in Columbia County, Washington.
Where does Shangri-La Ranch Park 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 Shangri-La Ranch Park 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 April 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 Shangri-La Ranch Park'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 April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shangri-La Ranch Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shangri-La Ranch Park 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 Columbia County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Water Department | Columbia | 3,374 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bluewood Ski Area | Columbia | 532 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lewis & Clark Trail State Park | Columbia | 239 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Starbuck City of | Columbia | 147 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Wooten State Park | Columbia | 131 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alston Country Store | Columbia | 90 | 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, “Shangri-La Ranch Park, PWSID WA53AB251, Washington”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/washington/shangri-la-ranch-park-wa53ab251 (data as of October 1, 2026).