Public water system · PA5100879
ActiveBrowns Country Kitchen
At a glance
Browns Country Kitchen (PWSID PA5100879) is an active transient non-community water system in Butler County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Browns Country Kitchen compare with other water systems in Butler County?
By EPA's size categories, Browns Country Kitchen is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butler County has 155 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,007 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 156,059 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 Browns Country Kitchen 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 Browns Country Kitchen?
EPA lists Browns Country Kitchen 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. 111 of the 155 active systems in Butler County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Browns Country Kitchen have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between December 1983 and June 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-02-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-06-02 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Browns Country Kitchen: frequently asked questions
Who runs Browns Country Kitchen?
Browns Country Kitchen (PWSID PA5100879) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Browns Country Kitchen serve?
Browns Country Kitchen reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Browns Country Kitchen 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 Browns Country Kitchen have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. 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 Browns Country Kitchen'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Browns Country Kitchen's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Browns Country Kitchen 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 Butler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa American Water Co Butler | Butler | 43,286 | Community | Surface water |
| Cranberry Twp WTP | Butler | 42,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Slippery Rock Muni Auth | Butler | 15,778 | Community | Groundwater |
| Municipal Water Auth Adams Twp | Butler | 8,700 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Harmony Boro Water Auth | Butler | 6,669 | Community | Surface water |
| Zelienople Boro | Butler | 4,123 | 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, “Browns Country Kitchen, PWSID PA5100879, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/browns-country-kitchen-pa5100879 (data as of October 1, 2026).