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Bowmans Tavern

At a glance

Bowmans Tavern (PWSID PA1091106) is an active transient non-community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 75 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024.

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

PWSIDPA1091106

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served75

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyBucks County

How does Bowmans Tavern compare with other water systems in Bucks County?

By EPA's size categories, Bowmans Tavern 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 Bowmans Tavern is about half of 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 Bowmans Tavern?

EPA lists Bowmans 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. 186 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (62%) are also privately owned.

Does Bowmans Tavern have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and August 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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
2024-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-12-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-10-15	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2006-01-01	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.

Bowmans Tavern: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bowmans Tavern?

Bowmans Tavern (PWSID PA1091106) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Bowmans Tavern serve?

Bowmans Tavern reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Bowmans 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 Bowmans Tavern 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 August 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 Bowmans 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bowmans Tavern's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bowmans 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 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, “Bowmans Tavern, PWSID PA1091106, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/bowmans-tavern-pa1091106 (data as of October 1, 2026).