Public water system · PA4411017
ActiveSheetz #686 Montgomery
At a glance
Sheetz #686 Montgomery (PWSID PA4411017) is an active transient non-community water system in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 500 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sheetz #686 Montgomery compare with other water systems in Lycoming County?
By EPA's size categories, Sheetz #686 Montgomery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lycoming County has 126 active public water systems. Its population served is about 29% below the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 88,482 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 Sheetz #686 Montgomery is about 3.5 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 Sheetz #686 Montgomery?
EPA lists Sheetz #686 Montgomery 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. 103 of the 126 active systems in Lycoming County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Sheetz #686 Montgomery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and January 2024. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Sheetz #686 Montgomery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sheetz #686 Montgomery?
Sheetz #686 Montgomery (PWSID PA4411017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Sheetz #686 Montgomery serve?
Sheetz #686 Montgomery reports serving 500 people through 15 service connections in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Sheetz #686 Montgomery 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 Sheetz #686 Montgomery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 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 Sheetz #686 Montgomery'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 4 violations for this system; 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 Sheetz #686 Montgomery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sheetz #686 Montgomery 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 Lycoming County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Mun Water Auth | Lycoming | 51,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Jersey Shore Area Jnt Wat Auth | Lycoming | 6,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Montoursville Water Company | Lycoming | 4,983 | Community | Groundwater |
| Muncy Borough Water Company | Lycoming | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hughesville Borough Water Auth | Lycoming | 2,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montgomery Water Authority | Lycoming | 2,700 | 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, “Sheetz #686 Montgomery, PWSID PA4411017, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/sheetz-686-montgomery-pa4411017 (data as of October 1, 2026).