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Community Water System · PWS PA6330020

Soldier Water System

Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania 15851 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
119
EPA violations
32
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 119 drinking-water violations at Soldier Water System, 27% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

119
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Soldier Water System

Soldier Water System is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania (Jefferson County) through 80 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 119 total violations for this system , of which 32 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 64 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 21 violations (MON). 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%).

Soldier Water System's 119 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
250
Total Violations
119
Health-Based Violations
32
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
80
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
24
Monitoring Violations
64
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 2025
TTHM MCL 20 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 17 2019
Chlorine MR 11 2019
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2022
Public Notice Other 10 2023
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2013
TTHM MR 3 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2012
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 Soldier Water System.

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 PA6330020 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 Soldier Water System 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 8000
2023 Public Notice Other 10 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 7500
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 4 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 2456
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 7000
2019 TTHM MCL 20 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 2950
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 17 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 0200
2019 Chlorine MR 11 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 0999
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 5000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 8000
2015 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 5000
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 2456
2013 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 2950
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / PA6330020 / 3100

How Soldier Water System Compares

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

Metric Soldier Water System Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 119 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 32 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 250 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 Soldier Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Soldier Water System (PWS ID: PA6330020) has 119 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Soldier Water System serve? ▼
Soldier Water System serves 250 people in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 80 service connections.
What type of violations does Soldier Water System have? ▼
Soldier Water System has 119 total violations: 32 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Soldier Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Soldier Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Soldier Water System use? ▼
Soldier Water System 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. 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.