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Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area

At a glance

Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area (PWSID PA7220810) is an active transient non-community water system in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014.

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

Population served

1,000

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7220810

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,000

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyDauphin County

How does Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area compare with other water systems in Dauphin County?

By EPA's size categories, Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dauphin County has 134 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 2,176 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 291,539 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 Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area is about 6.9 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 Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area?

EPA lists Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area as owned by a state government. 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. 5 of the 134 active systems in Dauphin County (3.7%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and June 2014. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 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
2014-06-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2014-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2009-01-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1999-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

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.

Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area?

Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area (PWSID PA7220810) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area serve?

Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area 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 Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2014. 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 Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area'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 June 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pa Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area 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 Dauphin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Veolia Water	Dauphin	110,000	Community	Surface water
Capital Region Water	Dauphin	66,540	Community	Surface water
Pa Amer Water Co	Dauphin	50,200	Community	Surface water
Veolia Middletown	Dauphin	9,600	Community	Groundwater
Pa American Water Steelton	Dauphin	6,428	Community	Surface water
Penn National Gaming	Dauphin	6,000	Non-transient non-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 Dot Site 48 Mod Rest Area, PWSID PA7220810, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-dot-site-48-mod-rest-area-pa7220810 (data as of October 1, 2026).