Public water system · PA6270005
ActiveAbraxas Youth and Family
At a glance
Abraxas Youth and Family (PWSID PA6270005) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Forest County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 350 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
350
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Abraxas Youth and Family compare with other water systems in Forest County?
By EPA's size categories, Abraxas Youth and Family is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Forest County has 23 active public water systems, and Abraxas Youth and Family is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 16% above the county average of 301 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 6,925 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Abraxas Youth and Family is about 19% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Abraxas Youth and Family?
EPA lists Abraxas Youth and Family 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. 15 of the 23 active systems in Forest County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Abraxas Youth and Family have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2003 and December 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Abraxas Youth and Family: frequently asked questions
Who runs Abraxas Youth and Family?
Abraxas Youth and Family (PWSID PA6270005) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Abraxas Youth and Family serve?
Abraxas Youth and Family reports serving 350 people through 28 service connections in Forest County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Abraxas Youth and Family 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 Abraxas Youth and Family have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Abraxas Youth and Family'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Abraxas Youth and Family's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Abraxas Youth and Family is a non-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 Forest County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Pa Jenks Twp WTP | Forest | 4,320 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tionesta Borough Water Supply | Forest | 610 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Hickory Water Company | Forest | 450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Forest Area Schools | Forest | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clarion River Lodge | Forest | 115 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Loleta Bearclaw Campground | Forest | 100 | 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, “Abraxas Youth and Family, PWSID PA6270005, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/abraxas-youth-and-family-pa6270005 (data as of October 1, 2026).