Public water system · PA6376590
ActiveForbes Milk & Water Transport
At a glance
Forbes Milk & Water Transport (PWSID PA6376590) is an active transient non-community water system in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Forbes Milk & Water Transport compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Forbes Milk & Water Transport is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lawrence County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,366 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 75,133 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 Forbes Milk & Water Transport is well 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 244 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Forbes Milk & Water Transport?
EPA lists Forbes Milk & Water Transport 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. 35 of the 55 active systems in Lawrence County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Forbes Milk & Water Transport have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between March 2025 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Forbes Milk & Water Transport: frequently asked questions
Who runs Forbes Milk & Water Transport?
Forbes Milk & Water Transport (PWSID PA6376590) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Forbes Milk & Water Transport serve?
Forbes Milk & Water Transport reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Forbes Milk & Water Transport get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Forbes Milk & Water Transport have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Forbes Milk & Water Transport'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Forbes Milk & Water Transport's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Forbes Milk & Water Transport 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 Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co New Castle | Lawrence | 43,279 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty | Lawrence | 17,200 | Community | Surface water |
| New Wilmington Boro Water Dept | Lawrence | 4,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bessemer Borough Water Dept | Lawrence | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mahoning Township | Lawrence | 1,032 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mohawk Elementary School | Lawrence | 900 | Non-transient non-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, “Forbes Milk & Water Transport, PWSID PA6376590, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/forbes-milk-water-transport-pa6376590 (data as of October 1, 2026).