Public water system · PA5030845
ActivePutneyville Store
At a glance
Putneyville Store (PWSID PA5030845) is an active transient non-community water system in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 2 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Putneyville Store compare with other water systems in Armstrong County?
By EPA's size categories, Putneyville Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Armstrong County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,129 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Putneyville Store 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 Putneyville Store?
EPA lists Putneyville Store 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. 19 of the 42 active systems in Armstrong County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Putneyville Store have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2023 and February 2025. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-12-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Putneyville Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Putneyville Store?
Putneyville Store (PWSID PA5030845) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Putneyville Store serve?
Putneyville Store reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Putneyville Store 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 Putneyville Store 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 February 2025. 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 Putneyville Store'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 February 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Putneyville Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Putneyville Store 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 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 |
| Parks Twp Muni Auth | Armstrong | 2,049 | 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, “Putneyville Store, PWSID PA5030845, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/putneyville-store-pa5030845 (data as of October 1, 2026).