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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2640534

Reflection Lakes

Equinunk, Pennsylvania 18417 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 600 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

600
People served
453
EPA violations
47
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 453 drinking-water violations at Reflection Lakes, 10% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

453
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
600
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Reflection Lakes

Reflection Lakes is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 600 residents in Equinunk, Pennsylvania (Wayne County) through 75 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 453 total violations for this system , of which 47 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 315 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 124 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%).

Reflection Lakes's 453 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
600
Total Violations
453
Health-Based Violations
47
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
75
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
315
Treatment Tech Violations
43

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 124 2023
Nitrite MR 123 2023
Public Notice Other 63 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 43 2025
E. COLI MR 35 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 20 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2023

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 Reflection Lakes.

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 PA2640534 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 Reflection Lakes 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 Public Notice Other 63 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 43 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 8000
2025 E. COLI MR 35 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 3014
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 20 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 124 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 1040
2023 Nitrite MR 123 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 1041
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 8000
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / PA2640534 / 3100

How Reflection Lakes Compares

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

Metric Reflection Lakes Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 453 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 47 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 600 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 Reflection Lakes water safe to drink? ▼
Reflection Lakes (PWS ID: PA2640534) has 453 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 600 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Reflection Lakes serve? ▼
Reflection Lakes serves 600 people in Equinunk, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 75 service connections.
What type of violations does Reflection Lakes have? ▼
Reflection Lakes has 453 total violations: 47 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 315 monitoring/reporting violations, and 43 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Reflection Lakes water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Reflection Lakes under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Reflection Lakes use? ▼
Reflection Lakes 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.