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Orvis Hill Country

At a glance

Orvis Hill Country (PWSID PA7011036) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7011036

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections15

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyAdams County

How does Orvis Hill Country compare with other water systems in Adams County?

By EPA's size categories, Orvis Hill Country is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 147 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 536 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 78,847 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 Orvis Hill Country 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 Orvis Hill Country?

EPA lists Orvis Hill Country 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. 38 of the 147 active systems in Adams County (26%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Orvis Hill Country have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and January 2026. By type: 7 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 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
2026-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2021-10-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

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.

Orvis Hill Country: frequently asked questions

Who runs Orvis Hill Country?

Orvis Hill Country (PWSID PA7011036) 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 Orvis Hill Country serve?

Orvis Hill Country reports serving 25 people through 15 service connections in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Orvis Hill Country 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 Orvis Hill Country have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Orvis Hill Country'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Orvis Hill Country's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Orvis Hill Country 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 Adams County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Gettysburg Muni Auth	Adams	12,425	Community	Surface water
Littlestown Boro	Adams	7,300	Community	Groundwater
Outlet Shops at Gettysburg	Adams	6,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
New Oxford Munci Auth	Adams	3,963	Community	Surface water
Lake Meade Muni Auth	Adams	3,221	Community	Groundwater
Bonneauville Muni Water Auth	Adams	2,730	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, “Orvis Hill Country, PWSID PA7011036, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/orvis-hill-country-pa7011036 (data as of October 1, 2026).