Public water system record
Nis Hollow Estates
Serves an area of Carbon County, PA · 265 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Nis Hollow Estates in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Nis Hollow Estates draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Pennsylvania, November 2019.
- Record on file since 1980, with 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 20 unknown out of 131 service lines.
Check whether Nis Hollow Estates serves your address
Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Nis Hollow Estates go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 181 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 21 |
| 2000s | 2 | 94 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 6 | 59 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Nis Hollow Estates and issued 3 boil water orders between 2000 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2019 | Pennsylvania | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Feb 25, 2015 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Jan 23, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 15, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 29, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 1, 2000 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Nis Hollow Estates draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Nis Hollow Estates 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 Nis Hollow Estates 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