ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP
PWSID: PA3060098 · Reading, PA · Serves 2,598 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP (PWSID PA3060098) in Reading, PA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 2,598 people. The same extract lists 5 health-based violation records spanning 2015-2025. Those 5 health-based rows for ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP cover contaminants such as Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP has 5 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2015–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Pennsylvania drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Pennsylvania state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- PA3060098
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Reading, PA
- Population Served
- 2,598
- Health Violations
- Yes (5)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 5 | 5 |
Violation History (5)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | May 1, 2016 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | May 1, 2016 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Dec 1, 2015 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP on cumulative violation count (5) and EPA-reported population served (2,598). Violation-count peers include Jemez Pueblo, Acoma Main, OMAHA TRIBE PWS. Population peers include SWEARENGIN WATER SYSTEM, YELLVILLE WATERWORKS, EVANGELINE WW DISTRICT 1 - PINE PRAIRIE.
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About This Data
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP (PA3060098) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY; PAW PENN DISTRICT; MUHLENBERG TWP MUNI AUTH; KUTZTOWN BOROUGH WATER. Health-based rows (5 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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