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Echo Valley Estates

Serves an area of Luzerne County, PA · 490 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Echo Valley Estates in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • PA2400003
  • SHAVERTOWN
  • PA
  • 490 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 18708
EPA system ID PA2400003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
17

Key facts

  • Echo Valley Estates draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 144 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 11, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 11, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 11, 2023 Active
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2022 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 12, 2022 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Echo Valley Estates go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 23
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 2 14

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Echo Valley Estates in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 18, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Echo Valley Estates draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Echo Valley Estates 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Echo Valley Estates for a copy.

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.

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