Public water system · PA6430988
ActiveTara Country Inn
At a glance
Tara Country Inn (PWSID PA6430988) is an active transient non-community water system in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tara Country Inn compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Tara Country Inn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mercer County has 124 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 769 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 95,322 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 Tara Country Inn is about 31% 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 Tara Country Inn?
EPA lists Tara Country Inn 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. 92 of the 124 active systems in Mercer County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Tara Country Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between December 1983 and July 2017. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met, 2 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-06-02 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-06-02 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-15 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-05-15 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
Tara Country Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tara Country Inn?
Tara Country Inn (PWSID PA6430988) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tara Country Inn serve?
Tara Country Inn reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Tara Country Inn 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 Tara Country Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Tara Country Inn'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 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tara Country Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tara Country Inn 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 Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Pa Shenango Valley WTP | Mercer | 48,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Pa Greenville | Mercer | 8,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Grove City Boro Water Dept | Mercer | 7,871 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sharpsville Boro Water Co | Mercer | 5,029 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pine Twp Water Distr System | Mercer | 3,082 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Reynolds Water Company | Mercer | 2,370 | 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, “Tara Country Inn, PWSID PA6430988, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/tara-country-inn-pa6430988 (data as of October 1, 2026).