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Paw Blue Mountain Division

Serves an area of Northampton County, PA that includes Nazareth, Eastlawn Gardens, Wind Gap and 4 more places · 23,763 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Paw Blue Mountain Division in the last ten years.

  • PA3480055
  • CLARKS SUMMIT
  • PA
  • 23,763 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 18411
EPA system ID PA3480055

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Paw Blue Mountain Division draws water from 6 wells and 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, June 2006.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 33 lead and 9,444 unknown out of 10,399 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1993

EPA's records for Paw Blue Mountain Division go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2006, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators issued 1 boil water order to Paw Blue Mountain Division in 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 23, 2006 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Paw Blue Mountain Division draws water from 6 wells and 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Paw Bangor District and Easton Area Water System.

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Annual water quality report

Paw Blue Mountain Division 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.

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