Public water system · PA7280066
ActiveHeritage Hills Retirement Comm
At a glance
Heritage Hills Retirement Comm (PWSID PA7280066) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 57 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
57
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Heritage Hills Retirement Comm compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Heritage Hills Retirement Comm is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,182 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 135,909 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Heritage Hills Retirement Comm is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% 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 Heritage Hills Retirement Comm?
EPA lists Heritage Hills Retirement Comm 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. 27 of the 115 active systems in Franklin County (23%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Heritage Hills Retirement Comm have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and January 2017. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-06-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Heritage Hills Retirement Comm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Heritage Hills Retirement Comm?
Heritage Hills Retirement Comm (PWSID PA7280066) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Heritage Hills Retirement Comm serve?
Heritage Hills Retirement Comm reports serving 57 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Heritage Hills Retirement Comm 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 Heritage Hills Retirement Comm have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Heritage Hills Retirement Comm'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Heritage Hills Retirement Comm's water quality report?
As a community water system, Heritage Hills Retirement Comm must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambersburg Boro Water Sys | Franklin | 31,048 | Community | Surface water |
| Guilford Water Auth | Franklin | 28,135 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boro of Waynesboro | Franklin | 13,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Bear Valley Joint Auth | Franklin | 12,589 | Community | Surface water |
| Washington Twp Muni Auth | Franklin | 6,134 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greencastle Area Water Auth | Franklin | 5,500 | 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, “Heritage Hills Retirement Comm, PWSID PA7280066, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/heritage-hills-retirement-comm-pa7280066 (data as of October 1, 2026).