Question 1

Is Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes (PWS ID: PA2520065) has 112 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,321 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes serves 1,321 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Honesdale or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 685 service connections. The operator address is listed in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes have?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes has 112 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes use?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes 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

Where does Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes ranks #17,007 of 29,740 by people served, and #666 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes has 112 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 75% of that cohort has fewer violations than Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes. 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
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	16	2011
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	16	2011
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2011
Groundwater Rule	MR	10	2011
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2017
Public Notice	Other	6	2012
Groundwater Rule	TT	3	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1995
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1995
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1995
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1995
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1995
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1995
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1995
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1995
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1995
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1995
Toluene	MR	2	1995
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1995
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1995
Benzene	MR	2	1995
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1995
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1995
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1995
Chlorine	MR	2	2014

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes

Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Aqua PA Tanglewood Lakes

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served