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BLUE MT SKI AREA

PWS ID: PA3130945 · PALMERTON, Pennsylvania 18071

BLUE MT SKI AREA serves 501 people in PALMERTON, Pennsylvania using Groundwater water sources. It has 418 recorded EPA violations, including 30 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: BLUE MT SKI AREA

BLUE MT SKI AREA is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 501 residents in PALMERTON, Pennsylvania (Carbon County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 418 total violations for this system , of which 30 (7%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 374 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 23 violations (MCL, 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. BLUE MT SKI AREA's 418 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). 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
501
Total Violations
418
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Carbon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
374
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 23 2011
Public Notice Other 14 2016
TTHM MR 13 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2021
BHC-GAMMA MR 11 2020
Methoxychlor MR 11 2020
Toxaphene MR 11 2020
Heptachlor MR 11 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2020
Endrin MR 11 2020
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 11 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 11 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 11 2020
Chlordane MR 11 2020
LASSO MR 11 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2019
Groundwater Rule MR 8 2022
Dalapon MR 5 2020
Simazine MR 5 2020
Picloram MR 5 2020
Carbofuran MR 5 2020
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 5 2020
2,4-D MR 5 2020
2,4,5-TP MR 5 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 5 2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2020

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 BLUE MT SKI AREA.

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 PA3130945 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 BLUE MT SKI AREA 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
2022 Groundwater Rule MR 8 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 0700
2022 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 0999
2021 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2456
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2010
2020 Methoxychlor MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2015
2020 Toxaphene MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2020
2020 Heptachlor MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2065
2020 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2274
2020 Endrin MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2005
2020 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2042
2020 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2383
2020 Heptachlor epoxide MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2067
2020 Chlordane MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2959
2020 LASSO MR 11 SDWIS / PA3130945 / 2051

How BLUE MT SKI AREA Compares

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

Metric BLUE MT SKI AREA Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 418 150.6 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 501 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BLUE MT SKI AREA water safe to drink? ▼
BLUE MT SKI AREA (PWS ID: PA3130945) has 418 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 501 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does BLUE MT SKI AREA serve? ▼
BLUE MT SKI AREA serves 501 people in PALMERTON, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does BLUE MT SKI AREA have? ▼
BLUE MT SKI AREA has 418 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 374 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in BLUE MT SKI AREA water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for BLUE MT SKI AREA under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does BLUE MT SKI AREA use? ▼
BLUE MT SKI AREA uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.

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