Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA7280330

Grove Worldwide US LLC

Shady Grove, Pennsylvania 17256 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

1,800
People served: 277
EPA violations: 14
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 277 drinking-water violations at Grove Worldwide US LLC, 5% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

277
Total EPA violations on record: 5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 1,800
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Grove Worldwide US LLC

Grove Worldwide US LLC is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,800 residents in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania (Franklin County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 277 total violations for this system , of which 14 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 246 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 Nitrate, recorded in 32 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%).

Grove Worldwide US LLC's 277 violations sit above 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

1,800

Total Violations

277

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Franklin
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 11
Monitoring Violations: 246
Treatment Tech Violations: 3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	32	2018
Chlorine	MR	21	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MR	17	2009
Nitrite	MR	11	2018
Nitrate	MCL	11	2012
Public Notice	Other	9	2024
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2016
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2016
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	5	2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	5	2016
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	5	2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2016
Trichloroethylene	MR	5	2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	5	2016
Benzene	MR	5	2016
Toluene	MR	5	2016
Styrene	MR	5	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	5	2004
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	5	2016
Xylenes, Total	MR	5	2016
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	5	2016
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	5	2016
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	5	2016
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	5	2016
Ethylbenzene	MR	5	2016
Atrazine	MR	5	2001
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	5	2019
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	5	2016
Simazine	MR	5	2001

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 Grove Worldwide US LLC.

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 PA7280330 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 Grove Worldwide US LLC 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	Public Notice	Other	9	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 7500
2024	E. COLI	MR	4	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 3014
2023	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 8000
2023	BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2010
2023	Toxaphene	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2020
2023	Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2035
2023	OXAMYL	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2036
2023	Carbofuran	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2046
2023	LASSO	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2051
2023	Heptachlor	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2065
2023	HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2274
2023	Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2383
2023	Chlordane	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2959
2023	Glyphosate	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2034
2023	Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	SDWIS / PA7280330 / 2306

How Grove Worldwide US LLC Compares

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

Metric	Grove Worldwide US LLC	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	277	150.6	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	14	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	1,800	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 Grove Worldwide US LLC water safe to drink? ▼

Grove Worldwide US LLC (PWS ID: PA7280330) has 277 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,800 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Grove Worldwide US LLC serve? ▼

Grove Worldwide US LLC serves 1,800 people in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Grove Worldwide US LLC have? ▼

Grove Worldwide US LLC has 277 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 246 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Grove Worldwide US LLC water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Grove Worldwide US LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Grove Worldwide US LLC use? ▼

Grove Worldwide US LLC 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.

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.