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Community Water System · PWS PA3540038

Schuylkill Co Mun Auth

Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17901 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 31,850 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

31,850
People served
241
EPA violations
22
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 241 drinking-water violations at Schuylkill Co Mun Auth, 9% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

241
Total EPA violations on record
9%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
31,850
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Schuylkill Co Mun Auth

Schuylkill Co Mun Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 31,850 residents in Pottsville, Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County) through 10,473 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 241 total violations for this system , of which 22 (9%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 203 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 28 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%).

Schuylkill Co Mun Auth's 241 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
31,850
Total Violations
241
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
10,473
County
Schuylkill
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
203
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 28 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2019
CYANIDE MR 8 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 1993
Chromium MR 7 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2000
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2000
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2000
Toluene MR 6 2000
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2000
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2000
Benzene MR 6 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2000
Styrene MR 6 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2000
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2000
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2000
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2000
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2000
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 5 2000
Chlorine MR 4 2023
Barium MR 3 2023

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 406 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NFDHA 9/12/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/12/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/12/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/12/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/12/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/12/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/12/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/12/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/12/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/12/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/12/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/12/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/12/2023 <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 Schuylkill Co Mun Auth.

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 PA3540038 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 Schuylkill Co Mun Auth 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
2023 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 0999
2023 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 1010
2023 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 1015
2023 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 1005
2022 CYANIDE MR 8 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 1024
2020 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 0300
2019 TTHM MR 28 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 2456
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 8000
2014 Chromium MR 7 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 1020
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 3100
2004 Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 3100
2003 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 0300
2000 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 2380
2000 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / PA3540038 / 2964

How Schuylkill Co Mun Auth Compares

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

Metric Schuylkill Co Mun Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 241 150.6 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 31,850 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 Schuylkill Co Mun Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth (PWS ID: PA3540038) has 241 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 31,850 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Schuylkill Co Mun Auth serve? ▼
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth serves 31,850 people in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 10,473 service connections.
What type of violations does Schuylkill Co Mun Auth have? ▼
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth has 241 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 203 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Schuylkill Co Mun Auth water? ▼
No. Schuylkill Co Mun Auth was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Schuylkill Co Mun Auth use? ▼
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth uses Surface Water 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.

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.