Public water system · PA7010306
ActiveGettysburg Battlefield Resort
At a glance
Gettysburg Battlefield Resort (PWSID PA7010306) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 500 people through 267 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
267
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gettysburg Battlefield Resort compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Gettysburg Battlefield Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 536 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 78,847 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 Gettysburg Battlefield Resort is about 3.5 times 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 Gettysburg Battlefield Resort?
EPA lists Gettysburg Battlefield Resort 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. 95 of the 147 active systems in Adams County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Gettysburg Battlefield Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022. The violations listed here began between December 1983 and September 2022. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-12 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Gettysburg Battlefield Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gettysburg Battlefield Resort?
Gettysburg Battlefield Resort (PWSID PA7010306) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Gettysburg Battlefield Resort serve?
Gettysburg Battlefield Resort reports serving 500 people through 267 service connections in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Gettysburg Battlefield Resort 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 Gettysburg Battlefield Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Gettysburg Battlefield Resort'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gettysburg Battlefield Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gettysburg Battlefield Resort 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Muni Auth | Adams | 12,425 | Community | Surface water |
| Littlestown Boro | Adams | 7,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Outlet Shops at Gettysburg | Adams | 6,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| New Oxford Munci Auth | Adams | 3,963 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake Meade Muni Auth | Adams | 3,221 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bonneauville Muni Water Auth | Adams | 2,730 | 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, “Gettysburg Battlefield Resort, PWSID PA7010306, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/gettysburg-battlefield-resort-pa7010306 (data as of October 1, 2026).