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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA7360320

Mt Hope Est & Winery

Operator location Manheim, Pennsylvania - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 452 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,500 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

2,500
People served (this PWS)
452
EPA violations (this PWS)
5
Health-based (this PWS)
3 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Mt Hope Est & Winery standing, high SDWIS violation third

452 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #11,965 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Mt Hope Est & Winery sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (452), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,500 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 3 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).

#11,965 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#459 of 1,340
Population · PA
452
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
15
County
Lancaster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
422
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 46 2018
Nitrate MR 28 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2016
Nitrite MR 18 2015
TTHM MR 14 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 11 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2013
Benzene MR 11 2013
Toluene MR 11 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 11 2013
Styrene MR 11 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 11 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 11 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 11 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 11 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 11 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2015
Public Notice Other 7 2025
Arsenic MR 4 2015
Barium MR 4 2015

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Mt Hope Est & Winery has 452 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 452), and it ranks #11,965 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

452 Higher than most more violations than 95% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 29 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
8:2 FTS 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/28/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/28/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/28/2025 17.60 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFEESA 7/28/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/28/2025 3.10 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/28/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/28/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/28/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/28/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/28/2025 4.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
NFDHA 7/28/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/28/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for Mt Hope Est & Winery

452 violations on record for PA7360320; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

452 violations · 2,500 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Mt Hope Est & Winery

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Pennsylvania compares on the same EPA violation measures. Pennsylvania systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater