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Log Cabin

At a glance

Log Cabin (PWSID PA7360319) is an active transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022.

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

Population served

350

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7360319
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served350
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program
City served—
StatePennsylvania
ZIP—
CountyLancaster County

How does Log Cabin compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?

By EPA's size categories, Log Cabin is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lancaster County has 402 active public water systems. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 1,008 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 405,283 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 Log Cabin is about 143% 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 Log Cabin?

EPA lists Log Cabin 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. 292 of the 402 active systems in Lancaster County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Log Cabin have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and October 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2005-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2005-07-12Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2005-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2005-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2005-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2000-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2000-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1999-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
1994-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Log Cabin: frequently asked questions

Who runs Log Cabin?

Log Cabin (PWSID PA7360319) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Log Cabin serve?

Log Cabin reports serving 350 people through 1 service connection in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Log Cabin 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 Log Cabin have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. 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 Log Cabin'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Log Cabin's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Log Cabin 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 Lancaster County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
City of LancasterLancaster120,000CommunitySurface water
Columbia Water CoLancaster25,200CommunitySurface water
Ephrata Area Joint AuthorityLancaster24,500CommunitySurface water
East Hempfield Water AuthLancaster20,988CommunityPurchased surface water
Elizabethtown Area WaterLancaster19,000CommunitySurface water
Mt Joy Boro AuthLancaster15,261CommunityGroundwater under influence of 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, “Log Cabin, PWSID PA7360319, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/log-cabin-pa7360319 (data as of October 1, 2026).