Question 1

Is Rawa North Heidelberg water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Rawa North Heidelberg (PWS ID: PA3060115) has 531 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,350 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Rawa North Heidelberg serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Rawa North Heidelberg serves 1,350 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Reading or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 350 service connections. The operator address is listed in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Rawa North Heidelberg have?

Accepted Answer

Rawa North Heidelberg has 531 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 506 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Rawa North Heidelberg water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Rawa North Heidelberg under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Rawa North Heidelberg use?

Accepted Answer

Rawa North Heidelberg 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 Rawa North Heidelberg sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Rawa North Heidelberg ranks #16,866 of 29,740 by people served, and #663 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 Rawa North Heidelberg's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Rawa North Heidelberg has 531 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 4% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 96% of that cohort has fewer violations than Rawa North Heidelberg. 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
BHC-GAMMA	MR	19	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	19	2010
Atrazine	MR	19	2010
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	19	2010
Pentachlorophenol	MR	19	2010
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	19	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	19	2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	19	2010
Simazine	MR	19	2010
LASSO	MR	19	2010
Coliform (TCR)	MR	17	2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2009
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	11	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	11	2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2006
Xylenes, Total	MR	11	2006
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2006
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	11	2006
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	11	2006
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	11	2006
Benzene	MR	11	2006
Toluene	MR	11	2006
Ethylbenzene	MR	11	2006
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	11	2006
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	11	2006
Trichloroethylene	MR	11	2006
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	11	2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	11	2006
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	11	2006

Rawa North Heidelberg

Rawa North Heidelberg standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Rawa North Heidelberg

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served