Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2451243

Pvsd Center Elementary School

Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania 18322 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,722 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

2,722
People served: 30
EPA violations: 8
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 30 drinking-water violations at Pvsd Center Elementary School, 27% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

30
Total EPA violations on record: 27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 2,722
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pvsd Center Elementary School

Pvsd Center Elementary School is a public/private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,722 residents in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania (Monroe County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 30 total violations for this system , of which 8 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 16 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 8 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Pvsd Center Elementary School's 30 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

2,722

Total Violations

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Public/Private
Connections: 1
County: Monroe
School/Daycare: Yes
MCL Violations: 8
Monitoring Violations: 16
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	2009
Public Notice	Other	6	2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	5	2017
TTHM	MR	5	2017
Chlorine	MR	5	2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	1	2016

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 Pvsd Center Elementary School.

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 PA2451243 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 Pvsd Center Elementary School 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	Chlorine	MR	5	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 0999
2019	Public Notice	Other	6	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 7500
2017	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	5	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 2456
2017	TTHM	MR	5	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 2950
2016	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	1	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 8000
2009	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	SDWIS / PA2451243 / 3100

How Pvsd Center Elementary School Compares

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

Metric	Pvsd Center Elementary School	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	30	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	2,722	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 Pvsd Center Elementary School water safe to drink? ▼

Pvsd Center Elementary School (PWS ID: PA2451243) has 30 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,722 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Pvsd Center Elementary School serve? ▼

Pvsd Center Elementary School serves 2,722 people in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Pvsd Center Elementary School have? ▼

Pvsd Center Elementary School has 30 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 16 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Pvsd Center Elementary School water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Pvsd Center Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Pvsd Center Elementary School use? ▼

Pvsd Center Elementary School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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.