Shenandoah Shores Subdivision, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.25 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Shenandoah Shores Subdivision serves about 850 people through 324 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Warren County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA2187812; phone on file: 800-627-8387. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Shenandoah Shores Subdivision's lead record
That is up 2.25 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Shenandoah Shores Subdivision is 2.25 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.25 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How Shenandoah Shores Subdivision compares
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Shenandoah Shores Subdivision's 2.25 ppb sits at the 75th percentile in Virginia and the 75th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Warren County
9 other systems share Warren County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Shenandoah Shores Subdivision. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Front Royal, Town Of | 15,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| High Knob | 1,500 | 6.5 ppb |
| Shenandoah River Estates | 265 | 1.47 ppb |
| Freezeland Manor Subdivision | 140 | 2.52 ppb |
| Dungadin Subdivision | 120 | 14.7 ppb |
| Hidden Springs Senior Living Facility | 111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jackson`S Meadow | 100 | 2.27 ppb |
| St Annes Loving Arms | 100 | 2.46 ppb |
| Brinklow Mhp James Street | 50 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Front Royal, VA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Front Royal, VA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Shenandoah Shores Subdivision whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.