Public water system record
Orchard West Water Assoc
Serves Dallas, Luzerne County, PA · 90 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Orchard West Water Assoc in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Orchard West Water Assoc draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 43 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, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | 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 1980
EPA's records for Orchard West Water Assoc go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 270 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 29 |
| 1990s | 0 | 60 |
| 2000s | 0 | 133 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 48 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 12 formal enforcement actions against Orchard West Water Assoc between 2000 and 2006, filed as 14 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine |
| Aug 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Apr 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Feb 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 21 violations: Nitrate, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, o-Dichlorobenzene |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 19, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 16, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jun 22, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 11, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| Mar 11, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Criminal case filed | 24 violations: Selenium, Thallium, Total, Chromium (total), CYANIDE, Fluoride |
| Oct 30, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Orchard West Water Assoc draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Orchard West Water Assoc 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 Orchard West Water Assoc 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