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Community Water System · PWS PA2400023

Keystone Job Corps Center

Drums, Pennsylvania 18222 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
588
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 588 drinking-water violations at Keystone Job Corps Center, 2% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

588
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Keystone Job Corps Center

Keystone Job Corps Center is a federal-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Drums, Pennsylvania (Luzerne County) through 31 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 588 total violations for this system , of which 12 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 568 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 Nitrate, recorded in 35 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%).

Keystone Job Corps Center's 588 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
500
Total Violations
588
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
31
County
Luzerne
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
568
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 35 2019
Chlorine MR 33 2017
Groundwater Rule MR 24 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 19 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 19 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 19 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 19 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 19 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 19 2021
Benzene MR 18 2021
TTHM MR 17 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 14 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2025
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 14 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 14 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 14 2021
Toluene MR 14 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 14 2021
Styrene MR 14 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 14 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 14 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 14 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2021
Radium-226 MR 10 2013
Radium-228 MR 10 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2003
Combined Uranium MR 8 2013

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 Keystone Job Corps Center.

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 PA2400023 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 Keystone Job Corps Center 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 MR 24 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 0700
2025 TTHM MR 17 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2456
2024 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 7500
2023 Groundwater Rule TT 6 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 0700
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 7000
2021 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2980
2021 Carbon tetrachloride MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2982
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2984
2021 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2969
2021 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2981
2021 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 19 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2977
2021 Benzene MR 18 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2990
2021 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2380
2021 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / PA2400023 / 2979

How Keystone Job Corps Center Compares

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

Metric Keystone Job Corps Center Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 588 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 500 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 Keystone Job Corps Center water safe to drink? ▼
Keystone Job Corps Center (PWS ID: PA2400023) has 588 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Keystone Job Corps Center serve? ▼
Keystone Job Corps Center serves 500 people in Drums, Pennsylvania. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 31 service connections.
What type of violations does Keystone Job Corps Center have? ▼
Keystone Job Corps Center has 588 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 568 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Keystone Job Corps Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Keystone Job Corps Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Keystone Job Corps Center use? ▼
Keystone Job Corps Center 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.