Public water system · PA1090953
ActiveBishop Estate Vineyard
At a glance
Bishop Estate Vineyard (PWSID PA1090953) is an active transient non-community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Bishop Estate Vineyard is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bucks County has 298 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,996 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 594,687 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard?
EPA lists Bishop Estate Vineyard 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. 42 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (14%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Bishop Estate Vineyard have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and April 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Bishop Estate Vineyard: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bishop Estate Vineyard?
Bishop Estate Vineyard (PWSID PA1090953) 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard serve?
Bishop Estate Vineyard reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Bishop Estate Vineyard 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Bishop Estate Vineyard'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bishop Estate Vineyard's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bishop Estate Vineyard 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 Bucks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth | Bucks | 63,007 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Pa Bensalem | Bucks | 59,001 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bcwsa Main Lower South | Bucks | 52,621 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newtown Artesian Water Co | Bucks | 38,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth | Bucks | 36,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Warminster Municipal Authority | Bucks | 36,000 | 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, “Bishop Estate Vineyard, PWSID PA1090953, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bishop-estate-vineyard-pa1090953 (data as of October 1, 2026).