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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA3540827

Farm Sch Co Fairground

Summit Station, Pennsylvania 17979 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 999 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

999
People served
85
EPA violations
22
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 85 drinking-water violations at Farm Sch Co Fairground, 26% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

85
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
999
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Farm Sch Co Fairground

Farm Sch Co Fairground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 999 residents in Summit Station, Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 85 total violations for this system , of which 22 (26%) 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 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 22 violations (TT, 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%).

Farm Sch Co Fairground's 85 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
999
Total Violations
85
Health-Based Violations
22
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Schuylkill
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
39
Treatment Tech Violations
22

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 22 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2015
Public Notice Other 16 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2024
E. COLI MR 2 2021
Nitrate MR 2 2021
Nitrite MR 2 2021

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 Farm Sch Co Fairground.

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 PA3540827 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 Farm Sch Co Fairground 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 22 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 8000
2024 Public Notice Other 16 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 3014
2021 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 1040
2021 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 1041
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / PA3540827 / 3100

How Farm Sch Co Fairground Compares

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

Metric Farm Sch Co Fairground Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 85 150.6 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 999 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 Farm Sch Co Fairground water safe to drink? ▼
Farm Sch Co Fairground (PWS ID: PA3540827) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 999 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Farm Sch Co Fairground serve? ▼
Farm Sch Co Fairground serves 999 people in Summit Station, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Farm Sch Co Fairground have? ▼
Farm Sch Co Fairground has 85 total violations: 22 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 39 monitoring/reporting violations, and 22 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Farm Sch Co Fairground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Farm Sch Co Fairground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Farm Sch Co Fairground use? ▼
Farm Sch Co Fairground uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.