Public water system · PA5040420
ActiveOak Grove Lutheran Church
At a glance
Oak Grove Lutheran Church (PWSID PA5040420) is an active transient non-community water system in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Oak Grove Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Beaver County?
By EPA's size categories, Oak Grove Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Beaver County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,152 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 178,581 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 Oak Grove Lutheran Church is about 31% 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 Oak Grove Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Oak Grove Lutheran Church as under public/private ownership. 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. 22 of the 83 active systems in Beaver County (27%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Oak Grove Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and December 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Oak Grove Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Oak Grove Lutheran Church?
Oak Grove Lutheran Church (PWSID PA5040420) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Oak Grove Lutheran Church serve?
Oak Grove Lutheran Church reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Oak Grove Lutheran Church 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 Oak Grove Lutheran Church 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 December 2025. 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 Oak Grove Lutheran Church'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 December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Oak Grove Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Oak Grove Lutheran Church 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 Beaver County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Falls Muni Auth | Beaver | 49,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ambridge Water Auth | Beaver | 19,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Center Twp Water Auth | Beaver | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mun Water Auth of Aliquippa | Beaver | 15,685 | Community | Groundwater |
| Creswell Heights Jt Auth | Beaver | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brighton Twp Muni Auth | Beaver | 7,920 | Community | Purchased 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, “Oak Grove Lutheran Church, PWSID PA5040420, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/oak-grove-lutheran-church-pa5040420 (data as of October 1, 2026).