Public water system · PA2590339
ActiveTioga Cty Homeless Initiative
At a glance
Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative (PWSID PA2590339) is an active transient non-community water system in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative compare with other water systems in Tioga County?
By EPA's size categories, Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tioga County has 78 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 420 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 32,718 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 Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative 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 Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative?
EPA lists Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative as under public/private ownership. 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. 14 of the 78 active systems in Tioga County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and March 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative?
Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative (PWSID PA2590339) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative serve?
Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative 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 Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative 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 Tioga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsboro Municipal Authority | Tioga | 8,225 | Community | Surface water |
| Mansfield Borough Mun Auth | Tioga | 4,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Mansfield University | Tioga | 3,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Elkland Boro Water Authority | Tioga | 2,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blossburg Municipal Authority | Tioga | 1,650 | Community | Surface water |
| Rb Walter & Williamson Schools | Tioga | 1,400 | 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, “Tioga Cty Homeless Initiative, PWSID PA2590339, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/tioga-cty-homeless-initiative-pa2590339 (data as of October 1, 2026).