Question 1

Is Crestview Elem Sch water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Crestview Elem Sch (PWS ID: PA7210301) has 135 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 537 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Crestview Elem Sch serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Crestview Elem Sch serves 537 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Carlisle or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Crestview Elem Sch have?

Accepted Answer

Crestview Elem Sch has 135 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 125 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Crestview Elem Sch water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Crestview Elem Sch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Crestview Elem Sch use?

Accepted Answer

Crestview Elem Sch uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Crestview Elem Sch sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Crestview Elem Sch ranks #27,793 of 29,740 by people served, and #1,195 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Crestview Elem Sch's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Crestview Elem Sch has 135 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 21% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 79% of that cohort has fewer violations than Crestview Elem Sch. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	15	1994
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	13	2023
TTHM	MR	13	2023
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	8	2016
Chlorine	MR	8	2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	5	2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	1995
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	4	1995
Pentachlorophenol	MR	4	1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	1995
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	1995
Coliform (TCR)	MR	3	2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
Toluene	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994

Crestview Elem Sch

Crestview Elem Sch standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Crestview Elem Sch

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints