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Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
188
Population Served
132,673
Total Violations
19,535
1,100 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 11 tested

Violation Analysis

94.7%
Systems with Violations
103.9
Avg Violations per System
5.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
40 systems (21%)
SW
10 systems (5%)

PFAS Contamination

11
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
45.5%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Schuylkill Pennsylvania water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth 31,850 241 Clean
Aqua Shenandoah 9,500 113 Detected
Tamaqua Area Water Authority 8,000 168 Clean
Minersville Municipal Water Au 7,275 395 Clean
Blythe Twp Municipal Authority 7,100 104 Clean
Kline Township Mun Authority 6,700 242 Clean
Schuylkill Haven Boro Water 6,000 110 Clean
Mahanoy Twp Auth 5,584 129 Clean
PA Am Water Co-Frackville Dist 5,583 8 Detected
Ashland Area Water Authority 4,200 179 Detected
Hegins Hubley Authority 3,870 74 Clean
Tower City Authority 3,150 465 -
Orwigsburg Municipal Water Wks 3,000 57 -
Pine Grove Boro Water System 2,711 56 -
Scma-Tremont 2,515 216 -
Plum Creek Municipal Auth 2,500 577 -
Farm Sch Co Fairground 999 85 -
Aqua PA Eagle Rock Utilities 956 500 -
Auburn Municipal Authority 920 84 -
Blue Mountain High School 900 18 -
Ringtown Boro Water Department 823 25 -
Scma Pinebrook 735 16 -
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservatio 700 29 -
Aqua PA Oneida 568 33 -
Scma Orwigsburg Interconnect 500 4 -
Dcnr Locust Lake State Park 500 35 -
Hampton Inn Pine Grove 500 0 -
Mountain Water Authority 495 147 -
The Pines at West Penn 466 32 -
White Birch Golf Course 400 37 -
Blue Mt Christian Retreat #3 400 15 -
Deer Lake Citizens Assoc 380 101 -
Blue Mtn Elementary West 375 51 -
West Penn Elementary 360 233 -
Frieden Manor MHP 350 165 -
Versum Materials US LLC 350 105 -
Nuremburg Water Co Veolia 340 180 -
Marian High School 320 43 -
Papettis Hygrade Egg Products 290 247 -
North Schuy Sch Dist Gym Well 270 8 -
Scma Pine Grove Township 260 387 -
Mary D Community Association 250 379 -
Andreas Sporting Club 250 38 -
Mountain Valley Golf Course 250 58 -
Community Fire Co Landingville 250 12 -
Morea Citizens Water Company 225 68 -
Omnova North America Inc 220 249 -
Port Clinton Water Coop Assoc 200 515 -
Rosemount Camping 200 116 -
Dcnr Tuscarora State Park 200 45 -

Other Counties in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County
69 systems · 2,014,752 served · 5,241 violations
Philadelphia County
6 systems · 1,601,175 served · 447 violations
Montgomery County
172 systems · 1,274,688 served · 36,032 violations
Bucks County
299 systems · 599,107 served · 59,577 violations
Lancaster County
434 systems · 406,457 served · 39,193 violations
York County
208 systems · 389,602 served · 25,528 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Schuylkill County? ▼
Schuylkill County has 19,535 total drinking water violations across 188 water systems, of which 1,100 are health-based violations. 94.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Schuylkill County systems? ▼
Water systems in Schuylkill County serve approximately 132,673 people through 188 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Schuylkill County water? ▼
Of 11 water systems tested for PFAS in Schuylkill County, 5 had PFAS detected (45.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Schuylkill County? ▼
Water systems in Schuylkill County use GW (40 systems), SW (10 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 5.6% of Schuylkill County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.