Public water system · PA4140874
ActivePenn-Roosevelt State Park
At a glance
Penn-Roosevelt State Park (PWSID PA4140874) is an active transient non-community water system in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Penn-Roosevelt State Park compare with other water systems in Centre County?
By EPA's size categories, Penn-Roosevelt State Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Centre County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,375 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 180,520 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-Roosevelt State Park is about 31% 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 Penn-Roosevelt State Park?
EPA lists Penn-Roosevelt State Park 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. 8 of the 76 active systems in Centre County (11%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Penn-Roosevelt State Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. The violations listed here began between June 1977 and January 2005. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1977-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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-Roosevelt State Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Penn-Roosevelt State Park?
Penn-Roosevelt State Park (PWSID PA4140874) 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 Penn-Roosevelt State Park serve?
Penn-Roosevelt State Park reports serving 100 people through 4 service connections in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Penn-Roosevelt State Park 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-Roosevelt State Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. 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-Roosevelt State Park'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Penn-Roosevelt State Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penn-Roosevelt State Park 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 Centre County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College Boro Water Auth | Centre | 72,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Penn State Univ | Centre | 37,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paw Philipsburg | Centre | 20,865 | Community | Surface water |
| Bellefonte Borough Water Auth | Centre | 9,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| College Twp Water Authority | Centre | 6,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mountaintop Reg Water Auth | Centre | 3,456 | 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-Roosevelt State Park, PWSID PA4140874, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/penn-roosevelt-state-park-pa4140874 (data as of October 1, 2026).