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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA7360520

Solanco High Sch

Quarryville, Pennsylvania 17566 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,460 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,460
People served
68
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Solanco High Sch, 12% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,460
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Solanco High Sch

Solanco High Sch is a public/private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,460 residents in Quarryville, Pennsylvania (Lancaster County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 8 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 15 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%).

Solanco High Sch's 68 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
1,460
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
1
County
Lancaster
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2007
Chlorine MR 8 2017
TTHM MR 6 2025
Nitrate MR 6 2003
Nitrate MCL 5 2014
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 5 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2016
Public Notice Other 3 2019
Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 1993
Nitrite MR 2 1996
Nickel MR 2 1994
Antimony, Total MR 2 1994
Beryllium, Total MR 2 1994
Thallium, Total MR 2 1994
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 2015

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 Solanco High Sch.

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 PA7360520 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 Solanco High Sch 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 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 2950
2023 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 5 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 2063
2019 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 7500
2019 Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 5000
2017 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 0999
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 8000
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 2456
2014 Nitrate MCL 5 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1040
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 3100
2003 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1040
1996 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1041
1994 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1036
1994 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1074
1994 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1075
1994 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / PA7360520 / 1085

How Solanco High Sch Compares

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

Metric Solanco High Sch Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 1,460 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 Solanco High Sch water safe to drink? ▼
Solanco High Sch (PWS ID: PA7360520) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,460 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Solanco High Sch serve? ▼
Solanco High Sch serves 1,460 people in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Solanco High Sch have? ▼
Solanco High Sch has 68 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Solanco High Sch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Solanco High Sch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Solanco High Sch use? ▼
Solanco High 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.
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.