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Community Water System · PWS PA3540036

Deer Lake Citizens Assoc

Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania 17961 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 380 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

380
People served
101
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 101 drinking-water violations at Deer Lake Citizens Assoc, 22% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

101
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
380
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Deer Lake Citizens Assoc

Deer Lake Citizens Assoc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 380 residents in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County) through 181 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 101 total violations for this system , of which 22 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 38 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 Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 29 violations (Other). 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%).

Deer Lake Citizens Assoc's 101 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
380
Total Violations
101
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
181
County
Schuylkill
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
38
Treatment Tech Violations
22

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 29 2020
Groundwater Rule MR 16 2024
Groundwater Rule TT 14 2025
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 2013
LASSO MR 8 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2013
Public Notice Other 5 2025
Asbestos MR 2 2011
Radium-226 MR 2 2022
Radium-228 MR 2 2022
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 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 Deer Lake Citizens Assoc.

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 PA3540036 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 Deer Lake Citizens Assoc 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 Groundwater Rule TT 14 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 0700
2025 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 7500
2024 Groundwater Rule MR 16 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 0700
2024 LASSO MR 8 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 2051
2022 Radium-226 MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 4020
2022 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 4030
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 29 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 7000
2016 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 2039
2013 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 5000
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 5000
2011 Asbestos MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540036 / 1094

How Deer Lake Citizens Assoc Compares

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

Metric Deer Lake Citizens Assoc Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 101 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 22 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 380 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 Deer Lake Citizens Assoc water safe to drink? ▼
Deer Lake Citizens Assoc (PWS ID: PA3540036) has 101 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 380 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Deer Lake Citizens Assoc serve? ▼
Deer Lake Citizens Assoc serves 380 people in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 181 service connections.
What type of violations does Deer Lake Citizens Assoc have? ▼
Deer Lake Citizens Assoc has 101 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 38 monitoring/reporting violations, and 22 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Deer Lake Citizens Assoc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Deer Lake Citizens Assoc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Deer Lake Citizens Assoc use? ▼
Deer Lake Citizens Assoc 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. 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.