Public water system · PA1091343
ActivePenn Jersey Ottsville Inc.
At a glance
Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. (PWSID PA1091343) is an active transient non-community water system in Bucks County, New Jersey. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bucks County has 4 active public water systems, and Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 66 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 265 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Jersey, the 3,496 active systems average 2,750 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. is well below 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. New Jersey has 2,277 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,496 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,313 New Jersey systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc.?
EPA lists Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. 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. 4 of the 4 active systems in Bucks County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between December 1986 and January 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1986-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc.?
Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. (PWSID PA1091343) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. serve?
Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Bucks County, New Jersey.
Where does Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. 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 Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc.'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc. 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 Bucks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillys Corner Inc. | Bucks | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| New Life Island Camp | Bucks | 75 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oxford Valley Shell | Bucks | 60 | Transient non-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, “Penn Jersey Ottsville Inc., PWSID PA1091343, New Jersey”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-jersey/penn-jersey-ottsville-inc-pa1091343 (data as of October 1, 2026).