Question 1

Is Echo Valley Estates water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Echo Valley Estates (PWS ID: PA2400003) has 99 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 490 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Echo Valley Estates serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Echo Valley Estates serves 490 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Shavertown or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 147 service connections. The operator address is listed in Shavertown, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Echo Valley Estates have?

Accepted Answer

Echo Valley Estates has 99 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Echo Valley Estates water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Echo Valley Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Echo Valley Estates use?

Accepted Answer

Echo Valley Estates uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Echo Valley Estates's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Echo Valley Estates has 99 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Echo Valley Estates. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Groundwater Rule	MR	15	2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	13	2024
Chlorine	MR	5	2022
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	4	2022
Groundwater Rule	TT	4	2025
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	1998
Public Notice	Other	3	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	3	1988
Nitrate	MR	2	2019
Nitrite	MR	2	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1997
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1997
Benzene	MR	2	1997
Styrene	MR	2	1997
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1997
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1997
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
Toluene	MR	2	1997
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1997

Echo Valley Estates

Echo Valley Estates standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Echo Valley Estates

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load