Public water system · PA5100456
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At a glance
Smithgrove Campground (PWSID PA5100456) is an active transient non-community water system in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 300 people through 150 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
150
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Smithgrove Campground compare with other water systems in Butler County?
By EPA's size categories, Smithgrove Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butler County has 155 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,007 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 156,059 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 Smithgrove Campground is about twice 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 Smithgrove Campground?
EPA lists Smithgrove Campground 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. 111 of the 155 active systems in Butler County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Smithgrove Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and July 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Smithgrove Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Smithgrove Campground?
Smithgrove Campground (PWSID PA5100456) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Smithgrove Campground serve?
Smithgrove Campground reports serving 300 people through 150 service connections in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Smithgrove Campground 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 Smithgrove Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Smithgrove Campground'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Smithgrove Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Smithgrove Campground 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 Butler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa American Water Co Butler | Butler | 43,286 | Community | Surface water |
| Cranberry Twp WTP | Butler | 42,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Slippery Rock Muni Auth | Butler | 15,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp | Butler | 8,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Harmony Boro Water Auth | Butler | 6,669 | Community | Surface water |
| Zelienople Boro | Butler | 4,123 | 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, “Smithgrove Campground, PWSID PA5100456, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/smithgrove-campground-pa5100456 (data as of October 1, 2026).