Public water system · PA1091299
ActiveTinicum Elementary School
At a glance
Tinicum Elementary School (PWSID PA1091299) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 156 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
156
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tinicum Elementary School compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Tinicum Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bucks County has 298 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,996 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 594,687 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Tinicum Elementary School is about 64% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Tinicum Elementary School?
EPA lists Tinicum Elementary School as owned by a local government. 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. 67 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (22%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Tinicum Elementary School have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and September 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Cadmium, Barium and Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Seleniumcode 1045 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | 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.
Tinicum Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tinicum Elementary School?
Tinicum Elementary School (PWSID PA1091299) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tinicum Elementary School serve?
Tinicum Elementary School reports serving 156 people through 1 service connection in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Tinicum Elementary School 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 Tinicum Elementary School 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 September 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 Tinicum Elementary School'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tinicum Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tinicum Elementary School is a non-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 Bucks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth | Bucks | 63,007 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Pa Bensalem | Bucks | 59,001 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bcwsa Main Lower South | Bucks | 52,621 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newtown Artesian Water Co | Bucks | 38,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth | Bucks | 36,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Warminster Municipal Authority | Bucks | 36,000 | 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, “Tinicum Elementary School, PWSID PA1091299, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/tinicum-elementary-school-pa1091299 (data as of October 1, 2026).