Public Water Partners

SCRANTON, PA · Lackawanna County

PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS Water System

Consumer Confidence Report status

PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS.

Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Pennsylvania’s official records. Always confirm current status with Pennsylvania before making decisions based on this information.

System facts

System ID (PWSID)
PA2350032
System type
Community Water System
Population served
330
Service connections
175
Ownership
privately owned
Water source
groundwater (wells)

PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS is one of 3,064 community water systems in Pennsylvania in the 500 or fewer people size category, serving 330 people from groundwater.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 45 entries between 1982 and 2023, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2023.

Of the 45, 43 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals, the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, and synthetic organic chemicals.

Violation history

  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Groundwater Rule

    June 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Groundwater Rule

    August 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    August 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Groundwater Rule

    July 1, 2012 – July 31, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    July 1, 2012 – September 19, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Groundwater Rule

    June 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    May 1, 2012 – May 31, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR)

    Groundwater Rule

    April 1, 2012 – April 30, 2012

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    October 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    July 1, 2011 – September 30, 2011

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

    July 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    TTHM

    July 1, 2010 – September 30, 2010

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Combined Uranium

    January 1, 2009 – March 31, 2009

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

    April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Radium-226

    April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Radium-228

    April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Combined Uranium

    April 1, 2008 – June 30, 2008

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)

    Coliform (TCR)

    December 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    October 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007

    Resolved
  • Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)

    Chlorine

    April 1, 2007 – June 22, 2007

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    October 1, 2004 – February 11, 2005

    Resolved
  • Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report

    Consumer Confidence Rule

    July 1, 2004 – March 14, 2005

    Resolved
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu

    Lead and Copper Rule

    January 1, 1994 – January 17, 1995

    Resolved
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chromium

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Cadmium

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Selenium

    June 24, 1988 – June 23, 1991

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Barium

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    BHC-GAMMA

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Selenium

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Nitrate

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Mercury

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4,5-TP

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Arsenic

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Endrin

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Fluoride

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    2,4-D

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Chromium

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Toxaphene

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Cadmium

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived
  • Monitoring, Regular

    Methoxychlor

    June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985

    Archived

Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

Common questions

Is PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?

Yes. PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.

When is PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?

PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.

Does PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS have any open drinking water violations on record?

As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS.

What is a Consumer Confidence Report?

A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.

Contact

PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS

570-829-5398

SCRANTON, PA 18505