Public water system · PA5030025
ActiveParks Twp Muni Auth
At a glance
Parks Twp Muni Auth (PWSID PA5030025) is an active community water system in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 2,049 people through 919 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,049
Service connections
919
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Parks Twp Muni Auth compare with other water systems in Armstrong County?
By EPA's size categories, Parks Twp Muni Auth is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Armstrong County has 42 active public water systems, and Parks Twp Muni Auth is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 81% above the county average of 1,129 people per system, and accounts for 4.3% of the 47,431 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 Parks Twp Muni Auth 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 244 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Parks Twp Muni Auth?
EPA lists Parks Twp Muni Auth as owned by a local 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. 20 of the 42 active systems in Armstrong County (48%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Parks Twp Muni Auth have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and April 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Parks Twp Muni Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Parks Twp Muni Auth?
Parks Twp Muni Auth (PWSID PA5030025) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Parks Twp Muni Auth serve?
Parks Twp Muni Auth reports serving 2,049 people through 919 service connections in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Parks Twp Muni Auth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Parks Twp Muni Auth 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 April 2024. 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 Parks Twp Muni Auth'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 April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Parks Twp Muni Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Parks Twp Muni Auth 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 Armstrong County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut | Armstrong | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Manor Twp Jt Muni Auth | Armstrong | 6,744 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport | Armstrong | 5,849 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa American Water Kittanning | Armstrong | 4,499 | Community | Surface water |
| Ford City Muni Water Works | Armstrong | 2,991 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Kittanning Muni Auth | Armstrong | 2,000 | 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, “Parks Twp Muni Auth, PWSID PA5030025, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/parks-twp-muni-auth-pa5030025 (data as of October 1, 2026).