Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA3390352

Peters Elementary School

Slatington, Pennsylvania 18080 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 426 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

426
People served: 238
EPA violations: 36
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 238 drinking-water violations at Peters Elementary School, 15% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

238
Total EPA violations on record: 15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 426
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Peters Elementary School

Peters Elementary School is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 426 residents in Slatington, Pennsylvania (Lehigh County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 238 total violations for this system , of which 36 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 197 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 25 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. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Peters Elementary School's 238 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

426

Total Violations

238

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Lehigh
School/Daycare: Yes
MCL Violations: 34
Monitoring Violations: 197
Treatment Tech Violations: 2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MCL	25	2005
Nitrate	MR	23	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	9	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	8	2014
Xylenes, Total	MR	8	2014
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	2014
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	2014
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	8	2014
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	8	2014
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	8	2014
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	8	2014
Toluene	MR	8	2014
Styrene	MR	8	2014
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	8	2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	8	2014
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	8	2014
Trichloroethylene	MR	8	2014
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	8	2014
Ethylbenzene	MR	8	2014
Benzene	MR	8	2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	2012
Nitrite	MR	4	2019
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	1992
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1995
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Other	2	2016

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 Peters Elementary School.

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 PA3390352 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 Peters Elementary School 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
2019	Nitrate	MR	23	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 1040
2019	Nitrite	MR	4	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 1041
2016	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Other	2	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 8000
2014	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2378
2014	Xylenes, Total	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2955
2014	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2968
2014	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2969
2014	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2980
2014	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2982
2014	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2985
2014	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2987
2014	Toluene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2991
2014	Styrene	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2996
2014	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2964
2014	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	8	SDWIS / PA3390352 / 2981

How Peters Elementary School Compares

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

Metric	Peters Elementary School	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	238	150.6	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	36	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	426	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 Peters Elementary School water safe to drink? ▼

Peters Elementary School (PWS ID: PA3390352) has 238 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 426 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Peters Elementary School serve? ▼

Peters Elementary School serves 426 people in Slatington, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Peters Elementary School have? ▼

Peters Elementary School has 238 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 197 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Peters Elementary School water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Peters Elementary School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Peters Elementary School use? ▼

Peters Elementary School 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.

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.