Public water system · PA7360822

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Tyson Foods

At a glance

Tyson Foods (PWSID PA7360822) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,144 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,144

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7360822

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,144

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLancaster County

How does Tyson Foods compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?

By EPA's size categories, Tyson Foods is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lancaster County has 402 active public water systems. Its population served is about 13% above the county average of 1,008 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 405,283 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 Tyson Foods is about 166% above 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 Tyson Foods?

EPA lists Tyson Foods 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. 74 of the 402 active systems in Lancaster County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Tyson Foods have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Picloram and 2,4-D. 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
2025-10-12	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Picloramcode 2040	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4-Dcode 2105	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Glyphosatecode 2034	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dinosebcode 2041	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toxaphenecode 2020	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbofurancode 2046	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dalaponcode 2031	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042	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.

Tyson Foods: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tyson Foods?

Tyson Foods (PWSID PA7360822) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Tyson Foods serve?

Tyson Foods reports serving 1,144 people through 1 service connection in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Tyson Foods 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 Tyson Foods 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 October 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 Tyson Foods' 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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tyson Foods' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tyson Foods 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 Lancaster County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Lancaster	Lancaster	120,000	Community	Surface water
Columbia Water Co	Lancaster	25,200	Community	Surface water
Ephrata Area Joint Authority	Lancaster	24,500	Community	Surface water
East Hempfield Water Auth	Lancaster	20,988	Community	Purchased surface water
Elizabethtown Area Water	Lancaster	19,000	Community	Surface water
Mt Joy Boro Auth	Lancaster	15,261	Community	Groundwater under influence of 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, “Tyson Foods, PWSID PA7360822, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/tyson-foods-pa7360822 (data as of October 1, 2026).