Public water system · PA2580023
ActivePa Amer Water Co Montrose
At a glance
Pa Amer Water Co Montrose (PWSID PA2580023) is an active community water system in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,890 people through 765 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,890
Service connections
765
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pa Amer Water Co Montrose compare with other water systems in Susquehanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Pa Amer Water Co Montrose is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Susquehanna County has 107 active public water systems, and Pa Amer Water Co Montrose is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.1 times the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 6.6% of the 28,554 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 Pa Amer Water Co Montrose 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pa Amer Water Co Montrose?
EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Montrose 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. 87 of the 107 active systems in Susquehanna County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Montrose have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between July 1980 and October 2012. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Carbon, total, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Endrin and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1982-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Pa Amer Water Co Montrose: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pa Amer Water Co Montrose?
Pa Amer Water Co Montrose (PWSID PA2580023) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pa Amer Water Co Montrose serve?
Pa Amer Water Co Montrose reports serving 1,890 people through 765 service connections in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pa Amer Water Co Montrose get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Montrose have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. 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 Pa Amer Water Co Montrose'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pa Amer Water Co Montrose's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pa Amer Water Co Montrose 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 Susquehanna County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 4,230 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa Amer Water Co Forest City | Susquehanna | 3,188 | Community | Surface water |
| Blue Ridge School Complex | Susquehanna | 1,450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 | Susquehanna | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Elk Mountain Ski Resort | Susquehanna | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| New Milford Municipal Auth | Susquehanna | 979 | 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, “Pa Amer Water Co Montrose, PWSID PA2580023, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-amer-water-co-montrose-pa2580023 (data as of October 1, 2026).