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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA4410824

Pettecote Junction Campground

Cedar Run, Pennsylvania 17727 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 190 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

190
People served
169
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 169 drinking-water violations at Pettecote Junction Campground, 11% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

169
Total EPA violations on record
11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
190
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pettecote Junction Campground

Pettecote Junction Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 190 residents in Cedar Run, Pennsylvania (Lycoming County) through 35 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 169 total violations for this system , of which 19 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 118 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 52 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Pettecote Junction Campground's 169 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
190
Total Violations
169
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
35
County
Lycoming
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
118
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 52 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 30 2015
Public Notice Other 26 2021
Nitrate MR 18 2020
Nitrite MR 18 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2019

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Pettecote Junction Campground.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA4410824 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Pettecote Junction Campground under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2021 Public Notice Other 26 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 7500
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 18 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 1040
2020 Nitrite MR 18 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 1041
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 52 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 30 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 3100
2004 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / PA4410824 / 3100

How Pettecote Junction Campground Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Pettecote Junction Campground Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 169 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 190 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pettecote Junction Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Pettecote Junction Campground (PWS ID: PA4410824) has 169 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 190 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pettecote Junction Campground serve? ▼
Pettecote Junction Campground serves 190 people in Cedar Run, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 35 service connections.
What type of violations does Pettecote Junction Campground have? ▼
Pettecote Junction Campground has 169 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 118 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pettecote Junction Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pettecote Junction Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pettecote Junction Campground use? ▼
Pettecote Junction Campground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.