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Penn York Camp Inc.

At a glance

Penn York Camp Inc. (PWSID PA6530842) is an active transient non-community water system in Potter County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 150 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024.

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

Population served

150

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA6530842

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served150

Service connections8

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyPotter County

How does Penn York Camp Inc. compare with other water systems in Potter County?

By EPA's size categories, Penn York Camp Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Potter County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is about 44% below the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 12,258 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 Penn York Camp Inc. is roughly in line with 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 Penn York Camp Inc.?

EPA lists Penn York Camp Inc. 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. 29 of the 46 active systems in Potter County (63%) are also privately owned.

Does Penn York Camp Inc. have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2011 and August 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-09-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-08-06	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-07-31	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-05-22	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-03-18	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2011-08-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved

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.

Penn York Camp Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Penn York Camp Inc.?

Penn York Camp Inc. (PWSID PA6530842) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Penn York Camp Inc. serve?

Penn York Camp Inc. reports serving 150 people through 8 service connections in Potter County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Penn York Camp Inc. 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 Penn York Camp Inc. have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. 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 Penn York Camp Inc.'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Penn York Camp Inc.'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Penn York Camp Inc. 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 Potter County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Coudersport Boro Authority	Potter	3,166	Community	Groundwater
Roulette Twp Water Authority	Potter	1,300	Community	Groundwater
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept	Potter	1,250	Community	Groundwater
Galeton Borough Authority	Potter	1,200	Community	Surface water
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital	Potter	750	Community	Groundwater
Austin Borough Water	Potter	700	Community	Groundwater 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, “Penn York Camp Inc., PWSID PA6530842, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/penn-york-camp-inc-pa6530842 (data as of October 1, 2026).