WILKES-BARRE, PA · Luzerne County

PA GAS & WATER COMPANY Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of April 30, 1987. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.

If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Luzerne County, PA.

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): PA2409100
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 68,474
Service connections: 1
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs)

PA GAS & WATER COMPANY is one of 175 community water systems in Pennsylvania in the 10,001 to 100,000 people size category, formerly serving 68,474 people from surface water.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 1987; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 9 entries between 1982 and 1984, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1984.

All 9 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 and synthetic organic chemicals.

Violation history

Monitoring, Regular
—
Selenium
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Cadmium
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Chromium
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Fluoride
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Arsenic
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Barium
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Mercury
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Nitrate
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Endrin
June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985
Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Selenium	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Cadmium	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Chromium	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Fluoride	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Arsenic	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Barium	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Mercury	—	Archived
June 25, 1984 – June 24, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Nitrate	—	Archived
June 24, 1982 – June 23, 1985	Monitoring, Regular	Endrin	—	Archived

Archived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)

Enforcement actions

December 23, 1986State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
November 17, 1986State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
June 3, 1986State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
May 7, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
March 21, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
March 3, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
February 21, 1986State Technical Assistance Visitgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
January 2, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
December 10, 1985State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
October 30, 1985State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
June 12, 1985State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
February 15, 1985State Technical Assistance Visitgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
January 10, 1985State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
August 14, 1984State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
July 5, 1984State Violation/Reminder Noticegeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
June 22, 1984State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
May 31, 1984State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
May 8, 1984State Public Notification requestedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
January 24, 1984State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
March 19, 1982State Unresolvedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

Not on record

570-342-3231

WILKES-BARRE, PA 18711