Public water system · PA5030325
ActiveWheel in Campground
At a glance
Wheel in Campground (PWSID PA5030325) is an active transient non-community water system in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections. 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 July 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wheel in Campground compare with other water systems in Armstrong County?
By EPA's size categories, Wheel in Campground 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 0.4% 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 Wheel in Campground is about 39% 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 Wheel in Campground?
EPA lists Wheel in 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. 19 of the 42 active systems in Armstrong County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Wheel in Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. The violations listed here began between June 1979 and July 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-06-24 | 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.
Wheel in Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wheel in Campground?
Wheel in Campground (PWSID PA5030325) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Wheel in Campground serve?
Wheel in Campground reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Wheel in 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 Wheel in Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. 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 Wheel in 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wheel in Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wheel in 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 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, “Wheel in Campground, PWSID PA5030325, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/wheel-in-campground-pa5030325 (data as of October 1, 2026).