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Bear Inn

At a glance

Bear Inn (PWSID PA6200950) is an active transient non-community water system in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016.

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

PWSIDPA6200950

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyCrawford County

How does Bear Inn compare with other water systems in Crawford County?

By EPA's size categories, Bear Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crawford County has 163 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 332 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 54,143 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 Inn 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 Inn?

EPA lists Bear Inn 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. 116 of the 163 active systems in Crawford County (71%) are also privately owned.

Does Bear Inn have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2001 and June 2016. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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
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
2014-10-19	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2014-09-30	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2010-07-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-02-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Bear Inn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bear Inn?

Bear Inn (PWSID PA6200950) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Bear Inn serve?

Bear Inn reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Bear Inn 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 Inn have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. 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 Inn'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bear Inn's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bear Inn 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 Crawford County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Meadville Area Water Authority	Crawford	17,339	Community	Groundwater
Titusville Municipal Water	Crawford	6,146	Community	Groundwater
Cambridge Springs Borough	Crawford	2,363	Community	Surface water
Aqua Pa Crawford Div	Crawford	2,300	Community	Groundwater
Linesville Municipal Authority	Crawford	1,600	Community	Groundwater
Saegertown Borough	Crawford	1,500	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, “Bear Inn, PWSID PA6200950, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bear-inn-pa6200950 (data as of October 1, 2026).