Public water system record
Summit Hill Water Authority
Serves Summit Hill, Carbon County, PA · 2,890 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Summit Hill Water Authority 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 12
Key facts
- Summit Hill Water Authority draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,042 unknown out of 1,270 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 1, 2023 | 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
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Summit Hill Water Authority go back to 1988. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 | 6 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Summit Hill Water Authority in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Summit Hill Water Authority draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Summit Hill Water Authority 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