Public water system · PA1230857
ActiveSt Cornelius Parish Life Ctr
At a glance
St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr (PWSID PA1230857) is an active transient non-community water system in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 27 people through 2 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr compare with other water systems in Delaware County?
By EPA's size categories, St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delaware County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,210 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 151,417 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 St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr 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 St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr?
EPA lists St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr 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. 16 of the 21 active systems in Delaware County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2003 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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.
St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr: frequently asked questions
Who runs St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr?
St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr (PWSID PA1230857) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr serve?
St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr reports serving 27 people through 2 service connections in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Where does St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr 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 St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr 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 January 2022. 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 St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr'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 January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr 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 Delaware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Water Authority | Delaware | 140,437 | Community | Surface water |
| Veolia Water Bethel | Delaware | 7,809 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jimmy Johns | Delaware | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Chadds Ford Tavern | Delaware | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Malvern Camp at Stonybank | Delaware | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St Cornelius Rcc School Bldg | Delaware | 300 | Non-transient non-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, “St Cornelius Parish Life Ctr, PWSID PA1230857, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/st-cornelius-parish-life-ctr-pa1230857 (data as of October 1, 2026).