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Community Water System · PWS PA1460075

Frederick Living

Zieglerville, Pennsylvania 19492 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 640 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

640
People served
241
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 241 drinking-water violations at Frederick Living - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

241
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
640
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Frederick Living

Frederick Living is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 640 residents in Zieglerville, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County) through 282 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 241 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 213 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorite, recorded in 98 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Frederick Living's 241 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
640
Total Violations
241
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
282
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
213
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorite MR 98 2024
Chlorine dioxide MR 56 2024
Public Notice Other 17 2025
Groundwater Rule MR 11 2024
Chlorine MR 10 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2004
TTHM MR 4 2019
Combined Uranium MR 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2025
Endothall MR 2 1999
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2005
Radium-226 MR 1 2007
Radium-228 MR 1 2007
Fluoride MR 1 2021
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 1 2015

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Frederick Living.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA1460075 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Frederick Living under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 17 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 7500
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 5000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 8000
2024 Chlorite MR 98 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 1009
2024 Chlorine dioxide MR 56 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 1008
2024 Groundwater Rule MR 11 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 0700
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 7000
2022 Chlorine MR 10 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 0999
2022 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 4000
2022 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 4006
2021 Fluoride MR 1 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 1025
2019 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 2950
2015 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 1 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 2063
2007 Radium-226 MR 1 SDWIS / PA1460075 / 4020

How Frederick Living Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Frederick Living Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 241 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 640 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Frederick Living water safe to drink? ▼
Frederick Living (PWS ID: PA1460075) has 241 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 640 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Frederick Living serve? ▼
Frederick Living serves 640 people in Zieglerville, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 282 service connections.
What type of violations does Frederick Living have? ▼
Frederick Living has 241 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 213 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Frederick Living water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Frederick Living under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Frederick Living use? ▼
Frederick Living uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.