Public water system · PA7360813
ActiveBird in Hand Family Inn & Rest
At a glance
Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest (PWSID PA7360813) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 490 people through 3 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
490
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?
By EPA's size categories, Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lancaster County has 402 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,008 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 405,283 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 Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest is about 14% above 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 Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest?
EPA lists Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest 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. 292 of the 402 active systems in Lancaster County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and July 2017. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | 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.
Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest?
Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest (PWSID PA7360813) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest serve?
Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest reports serving 490 people through 3 service connections in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest 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 Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest 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 Lancaster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lancaster | Lancaster | 120,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Columbia Water Co | Lancaster | 25,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Ephrata Area Joint Authority | Lancaster | 24,500 | Community | Surface water |
| East Hempfield Water Auth | Lancaster | 20,988 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Elizabethtown Area Water | Lancaster | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt Joy Boro Auth | Lancaster | 15,261 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Bird in Hand Family Inn & Rest, PWSID PA7360813, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bird-in-hand-family-inn-rest-pa7360813 (data as of October 1, 2026).