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Echo Valley Estates

Shavertown, Pennsylvania 18708 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 490 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

490
People served
99
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 99 drinking-water violations at Echo Valley Estates, 8% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

99
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
490
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Echo Valley Estates

Echo Valley Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 490 residents in Shavertown, Pennsylvania (Luzerne County) through 147 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 99 total violations for this system , of which 8 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 15 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%).

Echo Valley Estates's 99 violations sit below 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
490
Total Violations
99
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
147
County
Luzerne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

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

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 Echo Valley Estates.

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 PA2400003 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 Echo Valley Estates 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 Groundwater Rule TT 4 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 0700
2024 Groundwater Rule MR 15 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 0700
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 7000
2023 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 7500
2022 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 0999
2022 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 5000
2019 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 1040
2019 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 1041
1998 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 5000
1997 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2969
1997 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2977
1997 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2979
1997 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2980
1997 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2981
1997 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / PA2400003 / 2983

How Echo Valley Estates Compares

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

Metric Echo Valley Estates Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 99 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 490 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 Echo Valley Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Echo Valley Estates (PWS ID: PA2400003) has 99 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 490 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Echo Valley Estates serve? ▼
Echo Valley Estates serves 490 people in Shavertown, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 147 service connections.
What type of violations does Echo Valley Estates have? ▼
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.
Has PFAS been detected in Echo Valley Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Echo Valley Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Echo Valley Estates use? ▼
Echo Valley Estates 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.