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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA6420840

Olmsted Manor

Ludlow, Pennsylvania 16333 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 275 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

275
People served
92
EPA violations
33
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 92 drinking-water violations at Olmsted Manor, 36% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

92
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
275
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Olmsted Manor

Olmsted Manor is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 275 residents in Ludlow, Pennsylvania (McKean County) through 7 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 92 total violations for this system , of which 33 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 41 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 27 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%).

Olmsted Manor's 92 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
275
Total Violations
92
Health-Based Violations
33
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
7
County
McKean
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
25
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 27 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 25 2019
E. COLI MR 12 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 2020
Public Notice Other 6 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2008

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 Olmsted Manor.

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 PA6420840 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 Olmsted Manor 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
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 27 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 12 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 8000
2020 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 25 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 8000
2019 E. COLI MR 12 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 3014
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / PA6420840 / 3100

How Olmsted Manor Compares

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

Metric Olmsted Manor Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 92 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 33 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 275 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 Olmsted Manor water safe to drink? ▼
Olmsted Manor (PWS ID: PA6420840) has 92 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 275 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Olmsted Manor serve? ▼
Olmsted Manor serves 275 people in Ludlow, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 7 service connections.
What type of violations does Olmsted Manor have? ▼
Olmsted Manor has 92 total violations: 33 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 41 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Olmsted Manor water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Olmsted Manor under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Olmsted Manor use? ▼
Olmsted Manor 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.