Public water system · PA1091118
ActiveBrick Tavern Inn
At a glance
Brick Tavern Inn (PWSID PA1091118) is an active transient non-community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Brick Tavern Inn compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Brick Tavern Inn 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 Brick Tavern Inn is about 41% 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 Brick Tavern Inn?
EPA lists Brick Tavern 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. 186 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Brick Tavern Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between December 1989 and September 2024. By type: 3 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1989-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Brick Tavern Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brick Tavern Inn?
Brick Tavern Inn (PWSID PA1091118) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brick Tavern Inn serve?
Brick Tavern Inn reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Brick Tavern 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 Brick Tavern Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Brick Tavern 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. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brick Tavern Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Brick Tavern 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 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, “Brick Tavern Inn, PWSID PA1091118, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/brick-tavern-inn-pa1091118 (data as of October 1, 2026).