Public water system record
Orchard Hills MHP
Serves an area of Perry County, PA · 303 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Orchard Hills MHP in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Orchard Hills MHP draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Pennsylvania, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1982, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 163 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2006 | Active |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Orchard Hills MHP go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (7 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2014, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.079 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (7.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Orchard Hills MHP between 2005 and 2008, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2008 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Dec 26, 2007 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Arsenic |
| Nov 2, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Sep 29, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Orchard Hills MHP draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Orchard Hills MHP 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 Orchard Hills MHP 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