Public water system · PA4070306
ActiveSouthern Blair Senior Center
At a glance
Southern Blair Senior Center (PWSID PA4070306) is an active transient non-community water system in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southern Blair Senior Center compare with other water systems in Blair County?
By EPA's size categories, Southern Blair Senior Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Blair County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,032 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 101,604 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 Southern Blair Senior Center is about 143% above 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 Southern Blair Senior Center?
EPA lists Southern Blair Senior Center 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. 30 of the 50 active systems in Blair County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Southern Blair Senior Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and January 2014. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | 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 3 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.
Southern Blair Senior Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southern Blair Senior Center?
Southern Blair Senior Center (PWSID PA4070306) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Southern Blair Senior Center serve?
Southern Blair Senior Center reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Southern Blair Senior Center 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 Southern Blair Senior Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Southern Blair Senior Center'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southern Blair Senior Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Blair Senior Center 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 Blair County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Water Authority | Blair | 62,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Hollidaysburg Muni Auth | Blair | 8,523 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tyrone Boro Water Auth | Blair | 6,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth | Blair | 3,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bellwood Boro Auth | Blair | 3,162 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Martinsburg Muni Auth | Blair | 3,160 | 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, “Southern Blair Senior Center, PWSID PA4070306, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/southern-blair-senior-center-pa4070306 (data as of October 1, 2026).