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Sand Spring Acres

At a glance

Sand Spring Acres (PWSID PA2520509) is an active transient non-community water system in Pike County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 28 people through 11 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.

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

PWSIDPA2520509

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served28

Service connections11

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyPike County

How does Sand Spring Acres compare with other water systems in Pike County?

By EPA's size categories, Sand Spring Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pike County has 208 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 391 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,402 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 Sand Spring Acres is well 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 Sand Spring Acres?

EPA lists Sand Spring Acres 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. 165 of the 208 active systems in Pike County (79%) are also privately owned.

Does Sand Spring Acres have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2020 and June 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 required treatment not met, 3 reporting and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 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
2024-06-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-12-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-11-28	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2023-11-28	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-05-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2020-09-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-08-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-25	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-25	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-21	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-21	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-06-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	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.

Sand Spring Acres: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sand Spring Acres?

Sand Spring Acres (PWSID PA2520509) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Sand Spring Acres serve?

Sand Spring Acres reports serving 28 people through 11 service connections in Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Sand Spring Acres 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 Sand Spring Acres have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Sand Spring Acres' 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sand Spring Acres' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sand Spring Acres 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 Pike County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Hemlock Farms (Main)	Pike	8,321	Community	Groundwater
Pawc Saw Creek Estates	Pike	7,016	Community	Groundwater
Aqua Pa Fawn Lake Forest	Pike	6,533	Community	Groundwater
Shohola Falls Trails End Sys#2	Pike	3,933	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Esasd North Campus	Pike	3,175	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Pawc Wild Acres	Pike	2,943	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, “Sand Spring Acres, PWSID PA2520509, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/sand-spring-acres-pa2520509 (data as of October 1, 2026).