Public water system record
Paw Penn District
Serves an area of Berks County, PA that includes Sinking Spring, Whitfield, Wyomissing and 5 more places · 28,508 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Paw Penn District 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
- 0
Key facts
- Paw Penn District draws water from 9 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1984, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 16 lead and 11,932 unknown out of 12,750 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Paw Penn District go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 68 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 40 |
| 2000s | 0 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Trichloroethylene, began October 1990, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 9, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 9, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 11, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 12, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 12, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 12, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 22, 1989 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Paw Penn District draws water from 9 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Western Berks Water Auth. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Paw Penn District.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Western Berks Water Auth Sinking Spring, PA
Annual water quality report
Paw Penn District 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