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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2580400

The Hayloft

Lawton, Pennsylvania 18828 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
157
EPA violations
34
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 157 drinking-water violations at The Hayloft, 22% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

157
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: The Hayloft

The Hayloft is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Lawton, Pennsylvania (Susquehanna County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 157 total violations for this system , of which 34 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 82 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 21 violations (TT, 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, 173 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (44.5%).

The Hayloft's 157 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
30
Total Violations
157
Health-Based Violations
34
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Susquehanna
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
82
Treatment Tech Violations
28

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 21 2022
Nitrate MR 20 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2022
Nitrite MR 19 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2014
E. COLI MR 10 2017
Public Notice Other 9 2023
Groundwater Rule TT 7 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1992

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 The Hayloft.

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 PA2580400 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 The Hayloft 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
2023 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 7500
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 21 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 8000
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 7 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 0700
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 5 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 8000
2021 Nitrate MR 20 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 1040
2021 Nitrite MR 19 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 1041
2017 E. COLI MR 10 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 3100
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / PA2580400 / 3100

How The Hayloft Compares

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

Metric The Hayloft Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 157 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 34 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 44.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 30 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 The Hayloft water safe to drink? ▼
The Hayloft (PWS ID: PA2580400) has 157 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does The Hayloft serve? ▼
The Hayloft serves 30 people in Lawton, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does The Hayloft have? ▼
The Hayloft has 157 total violations: 34 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 82 monitoring/reporting violations, and 28 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in The Hayloft water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for The Hayloft under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does The Hayloft use? ▼
The Hayloft uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.