Parker Area Water Auth
PWSID: PA5030011
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2025-06-01.
This system has more violations on record than 95% of water systems in Pennsylvania.
Violation trend: 25.6 per year over the last 5 years, up from 12.6 per year in the previous 5.
System Details
| Population Served | 900 |
| Service Connections | 400 |
| Water Source | Surface Water |
| System Type | Community Water System |
| Owner | Local Government |
| Status | Active |
| City | Parker |
| EPA ZIP on File | 16049 |
Violation History (195 total)
| Contaminant | Violation | Date | Health-Based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0200 | MR | 2025-06-01 | Returned to Compliance | |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0670 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2025-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0670 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2025-04-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0750 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2025-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0750 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2025-01-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0860 MG/L | 2025-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0860 MG/L | 2025-01-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0800 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0800 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-10-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0850 MG/L | 2024-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0850 MG/L | 2024-10-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0860 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-07-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0860 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L | 2024-04-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2920 | MR | 2024-02-01 | Major | Returned to Compliance |
| 2920 | MR | 2024-02-01 | Major | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.1030 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.1030 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-01-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.1030 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.1030 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.1030 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2024-01-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2920 | MR | 2024-01-01 | Major | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0930 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0930 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0930 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0930 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0930 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0870 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-10-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2950 | MCL Measured: 0.0820 MG/L | 2023-07-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Returned to Compliance |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
| 2456 | MCL Measured: 0.0810 MG/L (EPA limit: 0.060 mg/L) | 2023-04-01 | Yes | Acknowledged |
Showing 50 of 195 historical violations.
Understanding This Water System's Record
Parker Area Water Auth is a community water system water system that draws from surface water sources and serves a population of 900 in Parker, Pennsylvania. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.
What Do These Violations Mean?
Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.
What Should You Do?
Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.