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Adams Rescue Mission

At a glance

Adams Rescue Mission (PWSID PA7010924) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7010924

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyAdams County

How does Adams Rescue Mission compare with other water systems in Adams County?

By EPA's size categories, Adams Rescue Mission is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 536 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 78,847 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 Adams Rescue Mission 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. 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 Adams Rescue Mission?

EPA lists Adams Rescue Mission as under public/private ownership. 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. 38 of the 147 active systems in Adams County (26%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Adams Rescue Mission have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and December 2020. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2020-12-04	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2020-10-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-09-05	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-09-05	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2011-09-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

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.

Adams Rescue Mission: frequently asked questions

Who runs Adams Rescue Mission?

Adams Rescue Mission (PWSID PA7010924) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Adams Rescue Mission serve?

Adams Rescue Mission reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Adams Rescue Mission 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 Adams Rescue Mission have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. 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 Adams Rescue Mission'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; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Adams Rescue Mission's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Adams Rescue Mission 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 Adams County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Gettysburg Muni Auth	Adams	12,425	Community	Surface water
Littlestown Boro	Adams	7,300	Community	Groundwater
Outlet Shops at Gettysburg	Adams	6,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
New Oxford Munci Auth	Adams	3,963	Community	Surface water
Lake Meade Muni Auth	Adams	3,221	Community	Groundwater
Bonneauville Muni Water Auth	Adams	2,730	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, “Adams Rescue Mission, PWSID PA7010924, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/adams-rescue-mission-pa7010924 (data as of October 1, 2026).