Public water system · PA6420400
ActiveDaily Bread Cafe
At a glance
Daily Bread Cafe (PWSID PA6420400) is an active transient non-community water system in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 125 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Daily Bread Cafe compare with other water systems in McKean County?
By EPA's size categories, Daily Bread Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McKean County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 738 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 39,840 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 Daily Bread Cafe is about 13% 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 Daily Bread Cafe?
EPA lists Daily Bread Cafe 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. 36 of the 54 active systems in McKean County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Daily Bread Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and January 2010. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Daily Bread Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Daily Bread Cafe?
Daily Bread Cafe (PWSID PA6420400) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Daily Bread Cafe serve?
Daily Bread Cafe reports serving 125 people through 2 service connections in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Daily Bread Cafe 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 Daily Bread Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. 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 Daily Bread Cafe'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 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Daily Bread Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Daily Bread Cafe 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 McKean County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City Water Authority | McKean | 18,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa American Water Co Kane | McKean | 5,725 | Community | Surface water |
| Port Allegany Water Department | McKean | 2,591 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smethport Borough | McKean | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Mt Jewett | McKean | 972 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lewis Run Borough | McKean | 892 | 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, “Daily Bread Cafe, PWSID PA6420400, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/daily-bread-cafe-pa6420400 (data as of October 1, 2026).