Public water system · PA1460085
ActiveAqua Pa Superior Main System
At a glance
Aqua Pa Superior Main System (PWSID PA1460085) is an active community water system in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 11,400 people through 4,441 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
11,400
Service connections
4,441
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aqua Pa Superior Main System compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Aqua Pa Superior Main System is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Montgomery County has 166 active public water systems. Its population served is about 49% above the county average of 7,675 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 1,274,113 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aqua Pa Superior Main System is about 70% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 244 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aqua Pa Superior Main System?
EPA lists Aqua Pa Superior Main System 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. 115 of the 166 active systems in Montgomery County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Aqua Pa Superior Main System have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and July 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Aqua Pa Superior Main System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aqua Pa Superior Main System?
Aqua Pa Superior Main System (PWSID PA1460085) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aqua Pa Superior Main System serve?
Aqua Pa Superior Main System reports serving 11,400 people through 4,441 service connections in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Aqua Pa Superior Main System get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Aqua Pa Superior Main System 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 July 2023. 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 Aqua Pa Superior Main System'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 July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aqua Pa Superior Main System's water quality report?
As a community water system, Aqua Pa Superior Main System must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Montgomery County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Pa Main System | Montgomery | 822,600 | Community | Surface water |
| North Penn Water Authority | Montgomery | 91,941 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pa American Norristown | Montgomery | 88,885 | Community | Surface water |
| North Wales Water Authority | Montgomery | 72,496 | Community | Surface water |
| Pottstown Borough Water Auth | Montgomery | 36,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Horsham Water&Sewer Authority | Montgomery | 26,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Aqua Pa Superior Main System, PWSID PA1460085, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/aqua-pa-superior-main-system-pa1460085 (data as of October 1, 2026).