Public water system · PA4050918
ActiveLittle Barn Discount Groceries
At a glance
Little Barn Discount Groceries (PWSID PA4050918) is an active transient non-community water system in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Little Barn Discount Groceries compare with other water systems in Bedford County?
By EPA's size categories, Little Barn Discount Groceries is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bedford County has 92 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 295 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 27,147 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 Little Barn Discount Groceries 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. 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 Little Barn Discount Groceries?
EPA lists Little Barn Discount Groceries 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. 62 of the 92 active systems in Bedford County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Little Barn Discount Groceries have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Little Barn Discount Groceries: frequently asked questions
Who runs Little Barn Discount Groceries?
Little Barn Discount Groceries (PWSID PA4050918) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Little Barn Discount Groceries serve?
Little Barn Discount Groceries reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Little Barn Discount Groceries 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 Little Barn Discount Groceries have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. 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 Little Barn Discount Groceries' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Little Barn Discount Groceries' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Little Barn Discount Groceries 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 Bedford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mun Auth of Boro of Bedford | Bedford | 5,127 | Community | Surface water |
| Everett Boro Muni Auth | Bedford | 2,048 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterside Loysburg Water Suppl | Bedford | 1,724 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saxton Muni Water Auth | Bedford | 1,675 | Community | Surface water |
| Bedford Twp Muni Auth | Bedford | 1,626 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chestnut Ridge School District | Bedford | 1,500 | 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, “Little Barn Discount Groceries, PWSID PA4050918, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/little-barn-discount-groceries-pa4050918 (data as of October 1, 2026).