Public water system · PA6610861
ActiveNew Hope Water Company
At a glance
New Hope Water Company (PWSID PA6610861) is an active transient non-community water system in Venango County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 90 people through 47 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
47
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does New Hope Water Company compare with other water systems in Venango County?
By EPA's size categories, New Hope Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Venango County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 670 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 42,203 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 New Hope Water Company is about 37% 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 New Hope Water Company?
EPA lists New Hope Water Company 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. 42 of the 63 active systems in Venango County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does New Hope Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and June 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-19 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-12 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-07-12 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2016-08-08 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
New Hope Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs New Hope Water Company?
New Hope Water Company (PWSID PA6610861) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does New Hope Water Company serve?
New Hope Water Company reports serving 90 people through 47 service connections in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Where does New Hope Water Company 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 New Hope Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. 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 New Hope Water Company'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find New Hope Water Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. New Hope Water Company 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 Venango County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil City | Venango | 9,608 | Community | Groundwater |
| General Authority of Franklin | Venango | 9,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seneca & Cranberry Mall Dist | Venango | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sandycreek Twp Waterworks | Venango | 2,417 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Cornplanter Township | Venango | 1,835 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Barkeyville Mun Authority | Venango | 1,600 | 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, “New Hope Water Company, PWSID PA6610861, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/new-hope-water-company-pa6610861 (data as of October 1, 2026).