Public water system · PA4560874
ActiveHighlands Market
At a glance
Highlands Market (PWSID PA4560874) is an active transient non-community water system in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections. 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 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Highlands Market compare with other water systems in Somerset County?
By EPA's size categories, Highlands Market is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Somerset County has 102 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 665 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 67,819 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 Highlands Market is well 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 Highlands Market?
EPA lists Highlands Market 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. 41 of the 102 active systems in Somerset County (40%) are also privately owned.
Does Highlands Market have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and October 2025. By type: 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved, 1 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Highlands Market: frequently asked questions
Who runs Highlands Market?
Highlands Market (PWSID PA4560874) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Highlands Market serve?
Highlands Market reports serving 25 people through 6 service connections in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Highlands Market 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 Highlands Market 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 2025. 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 Highlands Market'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 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Highlands Market's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Highlands Market 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 Somerset County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windber Area Auth | Somerset | 9,463 | Community | Groundwater |
| Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth | Somerset | 7,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Somerset Boro Muni Water Auth | Somerset | 6,309 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Somerset Twp Muni Auth Oakridg | Somerset | 3,800 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Seven Springs Muni Auth | Somerset | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Boswell Boro Muni Auth | Somerset | 2,900 | 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, “Highlands Market, PWSID PA4560874, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/highlands-market-pa4560874 (data as of October 1, 2026).