Public water system record
PA American Water Berwick
Serves Berwick, East Berwick, Nescopeck and 2 more places, Columbia County and Luzerne County, PA · 15,282 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for PA American Water Berwick 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
- 2
Key facts
- PA American Water Berwick draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 6,092 unknown out of 6,709 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for PA American Water Berwick go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against PA American Water Berwick in 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Tritium, 38-STRONTIUM-90, Gross Beta Particle Activity |
Where the water comes from
PA American Water Berwick draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from PA American Water Berwick.
Annual water quality report
PA American Water Berwick 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