Public water system · PA7210314
ActiveFarm 1840
At a glance
Farm 1840 (PWSID PA7210314) is an active transient non-community water system in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Farm 1840 compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?
By EPA's size categories, Farm 1840 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cumberland County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,619 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 246,153 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 Farm 1840 is about half of 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 Farm 1840?
EPA lists Farm 1840 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. 58 of the 94 active systems in Cumberland County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Farm 1840 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between December 1980 and October 2021. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Farm 1840: frequently asked questions
Who runs Farm 1840?
Farm 1840 (PWSID PA7210314) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Farm 1840 serve?
Farm 1840 reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Farm 1840 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 Farm 1840 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Farm 1840'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Farm 1840's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Farm 1840 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 Cumberland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa American Water Co West | Cumberland | 105,127 | Community | Surface water |
| Veolia Mechanicsburg | Cumberland | 45,013 | Community | Surface water |
| Carlisle Water Trmt Plt | Cumberland | 26,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Shippensburg Boro Water Auth | Cumberland | 17,800 | Community | Surface water |
| South Middleton Twp Water Auth | Cumberland | 11,695 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| N Middleton Water Auth | Cumberland | 8,455 | Community | 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, “Farm 1840, PWSID PA7210314, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/farm-1840-pa7210314 (data as of October 1, 2026).