Public water system · PA1460319
ActiveTurkey Hill 260
At a glance
Turkey Hill 260 (PWSID PA1460319) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Massachusetts. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Turkey Hill 260 compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Turkey Hill 260 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 1 active public water system, and Turkey Hill 260 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 100 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 100 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Massachusetts, the 1,636 active systems average 6,275 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Turkey Hill 260 is about 31% 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. Massachusetts has 859 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 1,636 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,354 Massachusetts systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Turkey Hill 260?
EPA lists Turkey Hill 260 as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Montgomery County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Turkey Hill 260 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Turkey Hill 260: frequently asked questions
Who runs Turkey Hill 260?
Turkey Hill 260 (PWSID PA1460319) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Turkey Hill 260 serve?
Turkey Hill 260 reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Massachusetts.
Where does Turkey Hill 260 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 Turkey Hill 260 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. 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 Turkey Hill 260'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Turkey Hill 260's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Turkey Hill 260 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.
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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, “Turkey Hill 260, PWSID PA1460319, Massachusetts”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/massachusetts/turkey-hill-260-pa1460319 (data as of October 1, 2026).