Public water system record
Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale
Serves Honesdale, Wayne County, PA · 5,500 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale 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
- 27
Key facts
- Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, April 2009.
- Record on file since 1984, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,007 unknown out of 1,936 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
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Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (14 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 166 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 23 |
| 1990s | 2 | 34 |
| 2000s | 11 | 87 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 26 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
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Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Archived |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale and issued 1 boil water order between 2005 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in April 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2009 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 29, 2008 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Nov 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Aqua PA Water Co Honesdale 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