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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA6250402

Camp Sherwin

Erie, Pennsylvania 16510 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
100
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Camp Sherwin, 20% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Camp Sherwin

Camp Sherwin is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Erie, Pennsylvania (Erie County) through 100 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 20 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 25 violations (MR). 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%).

Camp Sherwin's 100 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
200
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
100
County
Erie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 25 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 2013
Public Notice Other 14 2019
Groundwater Rule MR 11 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2019
E. COLI MR 4 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016
Nitrate MR 2 2021
Nitrite MR 1 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 Camp Sherwin.

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 PA6250402 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 Camp Sherwin 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 8000
2021 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 1040
2021 Nitrite MR 1 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 1041
2020 Groundwater Rule MR 11 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 0700
2019 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 25 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 20 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 3100
2011 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / PA6250402 / 3014

How Camp Sherwin Compares

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

Metric Camp Sherwin Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 200 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 Camp Sherwin water safe to drink? ▼
Camp Sherwin (PWS ID: PA6250402) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Camp Sherwin serve? ▼
Camp Sherwin serves 200 people in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 100 service connections.
What type of violations does Camp Sherwin have? ▼
Camp Sherwin has 100 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Camp Sherwin water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Camp Sherwin under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Camp Sherwin use? ▼
Camp Sherwin 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.