Public water system record
Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla
Serves Chinchilla, Lackawanna County, PA · 904 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 125 unknown out of 340 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 45 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 12, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jul 19, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jun 11, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aqua PA Water Co Chinchilla must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells