MANHEIM, PA · Lancaster County

ECHO VALLEY Water System

Inactive system

This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of July 14, 1988. 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 Lancaster 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): PA7360159
System type: Community Water System
Population served: 90
Service connections: 37
Ownership: privately owned
Water source: groundwater (wells)

ECHO VALLEY is one of 3,064 community water systems in Pennsylvania in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 90 people from groundwater.

EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 1988; the record below is historical.

As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 5 entries between 1976 and 1988, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 1988.

Of the 5, 1 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 the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule.

Violation history

Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-based
Nitrate
January 14, 1988 – February 13, 1988
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-based
Nitrate
October 22, 1987 – November 21, 1987
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-based
Nitrate
October 9, 1986 – November 8, 1986
Archived
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample
Health-based
Nitrate
May 21, 1985 – June 20, 1985
Archived
Monitoring, Regular
—
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
August 1, 1976 – July 31, 1980
Archived

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

Period	Violation	Contaminant / rule	Health-based	Status
January 14, 1988 – February 13, 1988	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample	Nitrate	Health-based	Archived
October 22, 1987 – November 21, 1987	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample	Nitrate	Health-based	Archived
October 9, 1986 – November 8, 1986	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample	Nitrate	Health-based	Archived
May 21, 1985 – June 20, 1985	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample	Nitrate	Health-based	Archived
August 1, 1976 – July 31, 1980	Monitoring, Regular	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	—	Archived

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

Enforcement actions

March 2, 1988State Formal Notice of Violation issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
January 28, 1988State Public Notification received1 linked violation
October 27, 1987State Public Notification received1 linked violation
January 10, 1987State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
December 9, 1986State Formal Notice of Violation issued1 linked violation
October 16, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
September 12, 1986State Formal Notice of Violation issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
June 1, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
May 15, 1986State Compliance achievedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
December 26, 1985State Formal Notice of Violation issuedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
June 25, 1984State Public Notification receivedgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
September 30, 1982Federal issued Formal Notice of Violationgeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record
September 13, 1982State Violation/Reminder Noticegeneral compliance action — not tied to a specific violation on record

Last known contact on file (system is inactive)

Not on record

717-665-2914

MANHEIM, PA 175450000