Public water system · PA4550310

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Penn Avon Campgound

At a glance

Penn Avon Campgound (PWSID PA4550310) is an active transient non-community water system in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 75 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA4550310

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served75

Service connections53

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountySnyder County

How does Penn Avon Campgound compare with other water systems in Snyder County?

By EPA's size categories, Penn Avon Campgound is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Snyder County has 45 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 519 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 23,360 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 Penn Avon Campgound is about half of 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 Penn Avon Campgound?

EPA lists Penn Avon Campgound 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. 31 of the 45 active systems in Snyder County (69%) are also privately owned.

Does Penn Avon Campgound have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and February 2019. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 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
2019-02-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-01-13	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-13	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-12-16	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-05-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	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.

Penn Avon Campgound: frequently asked questions

Who runs Penn Avon Campgound?

Penn Avon Campgound (PWSID PA4550310) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Penn Avon Campgound serve?

Penn Avon Campgound reports serving 75 people through 53 service connections in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Penn Avon Campgound 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 Penn Avon Campgound have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019. 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 Penn Avon Campgound'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Penn Avon Campgound's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penn Avon Campgound 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 Snyder County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Selinsgrove Muni Auth	Snyder	5,584	Community	Groundwater
Aqua Pa Monroe Twp	Snyder	2,400	Community	Groundwater
Shamokin Dam Borough	Snyder	1,700	Community	Surface water
Middleburg Municipal Authority	Snyder	1,600	Community	Surface water
Selinsgrove Center	Snyder	1,000	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Kreamer Mun Auth	Snyder	980	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, “Penn Avon Campgound, PWSID PA4550310, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/penn-avon-campgound-pa4550310 (data as of October 1, 2026).