Public water system · PA4110309
ActiveSt Nicholas Hotel
At a glance
St Nicholas Hotel (PWSID PA4110309) is an active transient non-community water system in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 April 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St Nicholas Hotel compare with other water systems in Cambria County?
By EPA's size categories, St Nicholas Hotel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cambria County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,176 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 141,432 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 Nicholas Hotel is about 65% 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 Nicholas Hotel?
EPA lists St Nicholas Hotel 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. 22 of the 65 active systems in Cambria County (34%) are also privately owned.
Does St Nicholas Hotel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and April 2001. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR), Nitrate and Nitrite. EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
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.
St Nicholas Hotel: frequently asked questions
Who runs St Nicholas Hotel?
St Nicholas Hotel (PWSID PA4110309) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does St Nicholas Hotel serve?
St Nicholas Hotel reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Where does St Nicholas Hotel 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 Nicholas Hotel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. 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 Nicholas Hotel'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 April 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find St Nicholas Hotel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St Nicholas Hotel 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 Cambria County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Johnstown Wa Riverside | Cambria | 49,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam | Cambria | 22,617 | Community | Surface water |
| Ebensburg Boro Muni Auth | Cambria | 8,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Portage Boro Muni Auth | Cambria | 6,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Northern Cambria Muni Water | Cambria | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Southwestern Cambria Cnty Auth | Cambria | 4,400 | 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, “St Nicholas Hotel, PWSID PA4110309, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/st-nicholas-hotel-pa4110309 (data as of October 1, 2026).