Public water system · PA6330836
ActiveBear Claw Country Sports Bar
At a glance
Bear Claw Country Sports Bar (PWSID PA6330836) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bear Claw Country Sports Bar compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Bear Claw Country Sports Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 791 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 30,059 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 Bear Claw Country Sports Bar is about 65% 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 Bear Claw Country Sports Bar?
EPA lists Bear Claw Country Sports Bar 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. 24 of the 38 active systems in Jefferson County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Bear Claw Country Sports Bar have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between November 2016 and January 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Bear Claw Country Sports Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bear Claw Country Sports Bar?
Bear Claw Country Sports Bar (PWSID PA6330836) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bear Claw Country Sports Bar serve?
Bear Claw Country Sports Bar reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Bear Claw Country Sports Bar 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 Bear Claw Country Sports Bar have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Bear Claw Country Sports Bar'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bear Claw Country Sports Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Claw Country Sports Bar 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa American Water Punxsy | Jefferson | 8,419 | Community | Surface water |
| Brookville Municipal Auth | Jefferson | 6,220 | Community | Surface water |
| Brockway Boro Municipal Auth | Jefferson | 4,384 | Community | Surface water |
| Reynoldsville Water Auth | Jefferson | 2,908 | Community | Surface water |
| Sykesville Borough | Jefferson | 1,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Falls Creek Boro Mun Auth | Jefferson | 1,440 | 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, “Bear Claw Country Sports Bar, PWSID PA6330836, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bear-claw-country-sports-bar-pa6330836 (data as of October 1, 2026).