Public water system record
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth
Serves an area of Monroe County, PA that includes Arlington Heights and Stroudsburg · 30,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 32 monitoring/reporting issues for Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth 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
- 32
Key facts
- Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1982, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,416 unknown out of 4,664 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 184 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 41 |
| 1990s | 0 | 18 |
| 2000s | 12 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 92 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 24 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began May 2014, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 7, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 9 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 24, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: CARBON, TOTAL |
Where the water comes from
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth.
Buys water from
- E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept East Stroudsburg, PA
Annual water quality report
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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