Public water system · PA3060643
ActiveBlack Sheep Tavern
At a glance
Black Sheep Tavern (PWSID PA3060643) is an active transient non-community water system in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 30 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Black Sheep Tavern compare with other water systems in Berks County?
By EPA's size categories, Black Sheep Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Berks County has 471 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 799 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 376,539 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 Black Sheep Tavern 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 Black Sheep Tavern?
EPA lists Black Sheep Tavern 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. 346 of the 471 active systems in Berks County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Black Sheep Tavern have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. The violations listed here began between December 1980 and October 2009. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (7 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 6 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
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.
Black Sheep Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Black Sheep Tavern?
Black Sheep Tavern (PWSID PA3060643) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Black Sheep Tavern serve?
Black Sheep Tavern reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Black Sheep Tavern 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 Black Sheep Tavern have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. 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 Black Sheep Tavern'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Black Sheep Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Black Sheep Tavern 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 Berks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Area Water Authority | Berks | 95,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Penn District | Berks | 28,508 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paw Glen Alsace Div | Berks | 24,951 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth | Berks | 22,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kutztown Borough Water | Berks | 14,200 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Shillington Muni Auth | Berks | 13,300 | 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, “Black Sheep Tavern, PWSID PA3060643, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/black-sheep-tavern-pa3060643 (data as of October 1, 2026).