Public water system · PA6330872
ActivePickle Barrel Cooks Forest
At a glance
Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest (PWSID PA6330872) is an active transient non-community water system in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest compare with other water systems in Jefferson County?
By EPA's size categories, Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jefferson County has 38 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 791 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 30,059 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 Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest 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 Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest?
EPA lists Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest 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. 24 of the 38 active systems in Jefferson County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest?
Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest (PWSID PA6330872) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest serve?
Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest 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 Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not 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 Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest'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 one violation for this system; it is not 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 Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest 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 Jefferson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa American Water Punxsy | Jefferson | 8,419 | Community | Surface water |
| Brookville Municipal Auth | Jefferson | 6,220 | Community | Surface water |
| Brockway Boro Municipal Auth | Jefferson | 4,384 | Community | Surface water |
| Reynoldsville Water Auth | Jefferson | 2,908 | Community | Surface water |
| Sykesville Borough | Jefferson | 1,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Falls Creek Boro Mun Auth | Jefferson | 1,440 | Community | Purchased 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, “Pickle Barrel Cooks Forest, PWSID PA6330872, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pickle-barrel-cooks-forest-pa6330872 (data as of October 1, 2026).