Community Water System · PWSID PA2640036

Wallenpaupack Lake Estates

Serves 2,200 peopleGroundwaterOwner: PrivateLake Ariel, Pennsylvania
1 open treatment violation.

Open for: Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA counts treatment-technique violations as health-based: a required protective step was not done. It is not a measurement of contamination.

On record since 2003: 150 violations. 1 over the limit · 3 treatment lapses · 131 missed or late tests · 15 notices or reports. Most recent began 2024-10-01.

For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.

1Over the limit
3Treatment lapse1 open
131Missed or late test
15Notice or report2 open

More violations on record than 97% of active water systems in Pennsylvania. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.

The record, year by year

2003 · Notice or report: 12004 · Notice or report: 12005 · Notice or report: 120052006 · Notice or report: 12007 · Notice or report: 12008 · Notice or report: 120102012 · Notice or report: 22015 · Missed or late test: 152015 · Missed or late test: 152015 · Missed or late test: 1520152016 · Missed or late test: 22017 · Treatment lapse: 12017 · Missed or late test: 42017 · Notice or report: 12018 · Missed or late test: 12019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742019 · Missed or late test: 742020 · Over the limit: 12020 · Treatment lapse: 12020 · Missed or late test: 142020 · Missed or late test: 1420202021 · Missed or late test: 42021 · Notice or report: 12022 · Missed or late test: 62022 · Notice or report: 12023 · Missed or late test: 102023 · Missed or late test: 102024 · Treatment lapse: 12024 · Missed or late test: 12024 · Notice or report: 42025
One square ≈ 7 violations (rounded up), by the year they began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
<1% over the limit · 12% treatment lapse · 387% missed or late test · 13110% notice or report · 15

Across Pennsylvania, 71% of violations are missed or late tests and 2% are water over a limit.

What you can do

  • Total Coliform Bacteria: If your water system has coliform violations, consider boiling water or using bottled water until the system confirms the issue is resolved. Contact your water provider for their latest test results and any boil-water advisories.

Open now (3)

  1. 2024-09-15Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  2. 2024-08-05Revised Total Coliform RuleTTOpen
  3. 2024-01-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen

Every violation on record

  1. 2024-10-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Inadequate ReportingBack in compliance
  2. 2024-09-15Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  3. 2024-08-05Revised Total Coliform RuleTTOpen
  4. 2024-08-05Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTBack in compliance
  5. 2024-01-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  6. 2024-01-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  7. 2023-01-012, 4, 5-Tp ×6Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  8. 2023-01-012, 3, 7, 8-TcddMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  9. 2023-01-01ChlordaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  10. 2023-01-01Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  11. 2023-01-01ToxapheneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  12. 2022-09-06Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTBack in compliance
  13. 2022-09-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  14. 2022-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  15. 2022-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  16. 2022-04-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  17. 2022-03-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  18. 2022-01-01AsbestosMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  19. 2021-10-01Combined Uranium ×4Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  20. 2021-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  21. 2020-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  22. 2020-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  23. 2020-05-01Groundwater RuleTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  24. 2020-04-01Ethylene DibromideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  25. 2020-04-011, 2-Dibromo-3-ChloropropaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
Show the other 76 entries
  1. 2020-04-01ArsenicMCL, Single Samplemeasured 0.0150 MG/LBack in compliance
  2. 2020-01-01Ethylene Dibromide ×5Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  3. 2020-01-011, 2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane ×5Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  4. 2019-07-01Styrene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  5. 2019-07-01Ethylbenzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  6. 2019-07-01Toluene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  7. 2019-07-01Benzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  8. 2019-07-01Chlorobenzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  9. 2019-07-01Tetrachloroethylene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  10. 2019-07-011,1,2-Trichloroethane ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  11. 2019-07-01Trichloroethylene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  12. 2019-07-011,2-Dichloropropane ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  13. 2019-07-01Carbon tetrachloride ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  14. 2019-07-011,1,1-Trichloroethane ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  15. 2019-07-011,2-Dichloroethane ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  16. 2019-07-01trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  17. 2019-07-011,1-Dichloroethylene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  18. 2019-07-01p-Dichlorobenzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  19. 2019-07-01o-Dichlorobenzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  20. 2019-07-01Dichloromethane ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  21. 2019-07-01Xylenes, Total ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  22. 2019-07-01cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  23. 2019-07-011,2,4-Trichlorobenzene ×2Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  24. 2019-07-01ChlordaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  25. 2019-07-01Ethylene DibromideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  26. 2019-07-011, 2-Dibromo-3-ChloropropaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  27. 2019-07-01Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  28. 2019-07-01PentachlorophenolMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  29. 2019-07-01Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  30. 2019-07-01HexachlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  31. 2019-07-012, 4, 5-TpMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  32. 2019-07-012, 4-DMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  33. 2019-07-01Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  34. 2019-07-01HeptachlorMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  35. 2019-07-012, 3, 7, 8-TcddMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  36. 2019-07-01LassoMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  37. 2019-07-01AtrazineMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  38. 2019-07-01CarbofuranMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  39. 2019-07-01HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  40. 2019-07-01DinosebMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  41. 2019-07-01PicloramMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  42. 2019-07-01Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  43. 2019-07-01SimazineMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  44. 2019-07-01OxamylMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  45. 2019-07-01Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  46. 2019-07-01GlyphosateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  47. 2019-07-01EndothallMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  48. 2019-07-01DiquatMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  49. 2019-07-01DalaponMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  50. 2019-07-01ToxapheneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  51. 2019-07-01MethoxychlorMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  52. 2019-07-01Bhc-GammaMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  53. 2019-07-01EndrinMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  54. 2019-07-01Radium-228Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  55. 2019-07-01Radium-226Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  56. 2019-07-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  57. 2019-07-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  58. 2018-08-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  59. 2017-11-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  60. 2017-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  61. 2017-04-01Groundwater RuleTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  62. 2017-04-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  63. 2017-02-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  64. 2017-01-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  65. 2016-11-01Groundwater RuleMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)Back in compliance
  66. 2016-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  67. 2015-10-01Radium-228 ×5Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  68. 2015-10-01Radium-226 ×5Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  69. 2015-10-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U ×5Monitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  70. 2012-01-11Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  71. 2008-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  72. 2007-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  73. 2006-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  74. 2005-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  75. 2004-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  76. 2003-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance

System details

Population served2,200
Service connections1,442
Water sourceGroundwater
System typeCommunity Water System
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityLake Ariel
EPA ZIP on file18436

Areas served

  • Wayne County

Reading this record

Wallenpaupack Lake Estates is a community water system that draws from groundwater and serves about 2,200 people in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.

Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.