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Fort Washington Elem School

At a glance

Fort Washington Elem School (PWSID PA1460467) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 532 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

532

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA1460467

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served532

Service connections1

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyMontgomery County

How does Fort Washington Elem School compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?

By EPA's size categories, Fort Washington Elem School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Montgomery County has 166 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,675 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Fort Washington Elem School is about 24% above that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Fort Washington Elem School?

EPA lists Fort Washington Elem School as under public/private ownership. 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. 33 of the 166 active systems in Montgomery County (20%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Fort Washington Elem School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and October 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-09-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-08-15	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-08-15	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

All 7 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.

Fort Washington Elem School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fort Washington Elem School?

Fort Washington Elem School (PWSID PA1460467) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Fort Washington Elem School serve?

Fort Washington Elem School reports serving 532 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Fort Washington Elem School 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 Fort Washington Elem School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Fort Washington Elem School'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fort Washington Elem School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fort Washington Elem School is a non-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 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, “Fort Washington Elem School, PWSID PA1460467, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/fort-washington-elem-school-pa1460467 (data as of October 1, 2026).