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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA7360939

Yogi Bears Jellystone Park

Grand Rapids, Pennsylvania 49503 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 140 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

140
People served
158
EPA violations
41
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 158 drinking-water violations at Yogi Bears Jellystone Park, 26% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

158
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
140
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Yogi Bears Jellystone Park

Yogi Bears Jellystone Park is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 140 residents in Grand Rapids, Pennsylvania (Lancaster County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 158 total violations for this system , of which 41 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 66 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 49 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 173 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (44.5%).

Yogi Bears Jellystone Park's 158 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
140
Total Violations
158
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
1
County
Lancaster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
38
Monitoring Violations
66
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 49 2016
Nitrate MR 48 2009
Nitrate MCL 35 2009
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2005
Nitrite MR 6 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2016

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Yogi Bears Jellystone Park.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA7360939 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Yogi Bears Jellystone Park under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 Nitrite MR 6 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 1041
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 8000
2016 Public Notice Other 49 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 7500
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 8000
2009 Nitrate MR 48 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 1040
2009 Nitrate MCL 35 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 1040
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / PA7360939 / 3100

How Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Yogi Bears Jellystone Park Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 158 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 41 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 44.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 140 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Yogi Bears Jellystone Park water safe to drink? ▼
Yogi Bears Jellystone Park (PWS ID: PA7360939) has 158 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 140 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Yogi Bears Jellystone Park serve? ▼
Yogi Bears Jellystone Park serves 140 people in Grand Rapids, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Yogi Bears Jellystone Park have? ▼
Yogi Bears Jellystone Park has 158 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 66 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Yogi Bears Jellystone Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Yogi Bears Jellystone Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Yogi Bears Jellystone Park use? ▼
Yogi Bears Jellystone Park uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.