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Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut

Lansford, Pennsylvania 18232 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 9,300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

9,300
People served
68
EPA violations
11
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut, 16% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
9,300
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut

Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 9,300 residents in Lansford, Pennsylvania (Carbon County) through 3,500 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 11 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 39 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 9 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut's 68 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
9,300
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,500
County
Carbon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
39
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 9 2018
Groundwater Rule TT 9 2020
Chlorine MR 9 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2021
Asbestos MR 5 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2013
TTHM MR 4 2021
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2008
Public Notice Other 2 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1988
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 1992

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/18/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/18/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/18/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/18/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 2/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 2/19/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 2/19/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 2/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 2/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 2/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 2/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 2/19/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 2/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 2/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 2/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 2/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 2/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 2/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 2/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut.

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 PA3130004 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 Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut 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
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 2950
2020 Groundwater Rule TT 9 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 0700
2020 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 0999
2018 Groundwater Rule MR 9 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 0700
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 8000
2015 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 7500
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 7000
2011 Asbestos MR 5 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 1094
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 0600
1992 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 0200
1988 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / PA3130004 / 4000

How Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut Compares

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

Metric Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 9,300 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 Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut water safe to drink?
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut (PWS ID: PA3130004) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 9,300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut serve?
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut serves 9,300 people in Lansford, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3,500 service connections.
What type of violations does Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut have?
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut has 68 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 39 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut water?
No. Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut use?
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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.