Public water system · PA4470828
ActiveFood Shop #1
At a glance
Food Shop #1 (PWSID PA4470828) is an active transient non-community water system in Montour County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Food Shop #1 compare with other water systems in Montour County?
By EPA's size categories, Food Shop #1 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 0.3% 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 Food Shop #1 is about 65% 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 Food Shop #1?
EPA lists Food Shop #1 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 Food Shop #1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2015. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and December 2015. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Food Shop #1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Food Shop #1?
Food Shop #1 (PWSID PA4470828) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Food Shop #1 serve?
Food Shop #1 reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Montour County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Food Shop #1 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 Food Shop #1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2015. 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 Food Shop #1'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Food Shop #1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Food Shop #1 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 |
| Great Dane Limited Partnership | Montour | 250 | Non-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, “Food Shop #1, PWSID PA4470828, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/food-shop-1-pa4470828 (data as of October 1, 2026).