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Jim Macks Ice Cream

At a glance

Jim Macks Ice Cream (PWSID PA7671171) is an active transient non-community water system in York County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 November 2020.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7671171
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served300
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program
City served—
StatePennsylvania
ZIP—
CountyYork County

How does Jim Macks Ice Cream compare with other water systems in York County?

By EPA's size categories, Jim Macks Ice Cream is a very small system (500 people or fewer). York County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,960 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 388,008 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 Jim Macks Ice Cream is about twice 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 Jim Macks Ice Cream?

EPA lists Jim Macks Ice Cream 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. 119 of the 198 active systems in York County (60%) are also privately owned.

Does Jim Macks Ice Cream have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. The violations listed here began between February 2012 and November 2020. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 5 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2020-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-08-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2017-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-04-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2012-02-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2012-02-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2012-02-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2012-02-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2012-02-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved

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.

Jim Macks Ice Cream: frequently asked questions

Who runs Jim Macks Ice Cream?

Jim Macks Ice Cream (PWSID PA7671171) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Jim Macks Ice Cream serve?

Jim Macks Ice Cream reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in York County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Jim Macks Ice Cream 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 Jim Macks Ice Cream 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 November 2020. 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 Jim Macks Ice Cream'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 November 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Jim Macks Ice Cream's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Jim Macks Ice Cream 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 York County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
York Water CoYork206,762CommunitySurface water
Hanover Muni Water WorksYork40,900CommunitySurface water
Dover Twp Water SysYork21,097CommunityPurchased surface water
Red Lion Municipal AuthorityYork15,882CommunitySurface water
Dallastown Yoe Water AuthYork12,300CommunityPurchased surface water
West Manchester Twp AuthYork9,960CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Jim Macks Ice Cream, PWSID PA7671171, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/jim-macks-ice-cream-pa7671171 (data as of October 1, 2026).