Public water system · PA2580802
ActivePenndot Safety Rest Area #56
At a glance
Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 (PWSID PA2580802) is an active transient non-community water system in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,000 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 compare with other water systems in Susquehanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Susquehanna County has 107 active public water systems, and Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 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 Penndot Safety Rest Area #56?
EPA lists Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 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. 3 of the 107 active systems in Susquehanna County (2.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and July 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Penndot Safety Rest Area #56: frequently asked questions
Who runs Penndot Safety Rest Area #56?
Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 (PWSID PA2580802) 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 Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 serve?
Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 reports serving 1,000 people through 2 service connections in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 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 Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Penndot Safety Rest Area #56'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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Penndot Safety Rest Area #56's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penndot Safety Rest Area #56 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 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 |
| Pa Amer Water Co Montrose | Susquehanna | 1,890 | Community | Surface water |
| Blue Ridge School Complex | Susquehanna | 1,450 | Non-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, “Penndot Safety Rest Area #56, PWSID PA2580802, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/penndot-safety-rest-area-56-pa2580802 (data as of October 1, 2026).