Public water system · PA4140812
ActivePenns Valley Area High School
At a glance
Penns Valley Area High School (PWSID PA4140812) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,170 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,170
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Penns Valley Area High School compare with other water systems in Centre County?
By EPA's size categories, Penns Valley Area High School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Centre County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 2,375 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Penns Valley Area High School is about 172% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Penns Valley Area High School?
EPA lists Penns Valley Area High School as under public/private ownership. 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 76 active systems in Centre County (6.6%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Penns Valley Area High School have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and January 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | 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.
Penns Valley Area High School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Penns Valley Area High School?
Penns Valley Area High School (PWSID PA4140812) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Penns Valley Area High School serve?
Penns Valley Area High School reports serving 1,170 people through 2 service connections in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Penns Valley Area High School 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 Penns Valley Area High School 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 January 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 Penns Valley Area High School'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 January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Penns Valley Area High School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penns Valley Area High School is a non-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, “Penns Valley Area High School, PWSID PA4140812, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/penns-valley-area-high-school-pa4140812 (data as of October 1, 2026).