Public water system · PA6160001
ActivePa American Water Co Clarion
At a glance
Pa American Water Co Clarion (PWSID PA6160001) is an active community water system in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 10,372 people through 4,216 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
10,372
Service connections
4,216
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pa American Water Co Clarion compare with other water systems in Clarion County?
By EPA's size categories, Pa American Water Co Clarion is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Clarion County has 44 active public water systems, and Pa American Water Co Clarion is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17 times the county average of 625 people per system, and accounts for 38% of the 27,482 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Pa American Water Co Clarion is about 55% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pa American Water Co Clarion?
EPA lists Pa American Water Co Clarion 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. 32 of the 44 active systems in Clarion County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Pa American Water Co Clarion have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between June 1982 and July 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Endrin. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 1982-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Pa American Water Co Clarion: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pa American Water Co Clarion?
Pa American Water Co Clarion (PWSID PA6160001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pa American Water Co Clarion serve?
Pa American Water Co Clarion reports serving 10,372 people through 4,216 service connections in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pa American Water Co Clarion get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Pa American Water Co Clarion have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Pa American Water Co Clarion'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pa American Water Co Clarion's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pa American Water Co Clarion must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Clarion County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbank Valley Mun Auth | Clarion | 3,150 | Community | Surface water |
| Rimersburg Boro Muni Auth | Clarion | 1,873 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Hawthorn Redbank Redbank Ma | Clarion | 1,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Knox Water Works | Clarion | 1,380 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Brady Water System | Clarion | 1,040 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wolfs Camping Resort | Clarion | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | 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, “Pa American Water Co Clarion, PWSID PA6160001, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-american-water-co-clarion-pa6160001 (data as of October 1, 2026).