Public water system record
Sci Dallas
Serves an area of Luzerne County, PA · 2,900 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 81 monitoring/reporting issues for Sci Dallas in the last ten years.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
18612
EPA system ID
PA2400090
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 81
Key facts
- Sci Dallas draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Sci Dallas go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 103 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 36 |
| 2000s | 0 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 36 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 36 |
| 2020s | 0 | 45 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Sci Dallas between 2005 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| May 20, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 5 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 18, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jan 28, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Sci Dallas draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from Paw Ceasetown.
Buys water from
- Paw Ceasetown Scranton, PA
Annual water quality report
Sci Dallas 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