Public water system · PA7010393

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First Baptist Ch

At a glance

First Baptist Ch (PWSID PA7010393) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7010393

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served200

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyAdams County

How does First Baptist Ch compare with other water systems in Adams County?

By EPA's size categories, First Baptist Ch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 536 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 78,847 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 First Baptist Ch is about 39% above 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 First Baptist Ch?

EPA lists First Baptist Ch as owned by a local government. 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. 14 of the 147 active systems in Adams County (9.5%) are also owned by a local government.

Does First Baptist Ch have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and May 2016. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 3 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
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-03-18	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1998-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
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
1979-12-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived

All 10 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.

First Baptist Ch: frequently asked questions

Who runs First Baptist Ch?

First Baptist Ch (PWSID PA7010393) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does First Baptist Ch serve?

First Baptist Ch reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Where does First Baptist Ch 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 First Baptist Ch have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. 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 First Baptist Ch'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find First Baptist Ch's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. First Baptist Ch 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 Adams County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Gettysburg Muni Auth	Adams	12,425	Community	Surface water
Littlestown Boro	Adams	7,300	Community	Groundwater
Outlet Shops at Gettysburg	Adams	6,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
New Oxford Munci Auth	Adams	3,963	Community	Surface water
Lake Meade Muni Auth	Adams	3,221	Community	Groundwater
Bonneauville Muni Water Auth	Adams	2,730	Community	Groundwater

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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, “First Baptist Ch, PWSID PA7010393, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/first-baptist-ch-pa7010393 (data as of October 1, 2026).