Public water system record
Aqua PA Penn Lake
Serves Penn Lake Park, Luzerne County, PA · 150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua PA Penn Lake 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
- 2
Key facts
- Aqua PA Penn Lake draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 71 unknown out of 102 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Aqua PA Penn Lake go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 110 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 0 | 74 |
| 2000s | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Aqua PA Penn Lake between 2003 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 10, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jun 9, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 23, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Aqua PA Penn Lake draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Aqua PA Penn Lake 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 Aqua PA Penn Lake 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells