Public water system · PA4470801
ActiveBurkholders Farm Market
At a glance
Burkholders Farm Market (PWSID PA4470801) is an active transient non-community water system in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Burkholders Farm Market compare with other water systems in Montour County?
By EPA's size categories, Burkholders Farm Market is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montour County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 748 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,963 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Burkholders Farm Market 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. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Burkholders Farm Market?
EPA lists Burkholders Farm Market 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. 13 of the 20 active systems in Montour County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Burkholders Farm Market have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and July 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Burkholders Farm Market: frequently asked questions
Who runs Burkholders Farm Market?
Burkholders Farm Market (PWSID PA4470801) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Burkholders Farm Market serve?
Burkholders Farm Market reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Montour County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Burkholders Farm Market 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 Burkholders Farm Market have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. 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 Burkholders Farm Market'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Burkholders Farm Market's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Burkholders Farm Market 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 Montour County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geisinger Medical Center | Montour | 6,442 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Danville Municipal Water Auth | Montour | 4,992 | Community | Surface water |
| Penndot-Site 36 Modern Rest Ar | Montour | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Penndot-Site 35 Modern Rest Ar | Montour | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Valley Elem School | Montour | 549 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hunters Dairy Freeze | Montour | 250 | 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, “Burkholders Farm Market, PWSID PA4470801, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/burkholders-farm-market-pa4470801 (data as of October 1, 2026).