Is Salem Heights Estate Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Wayne

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

120

health-based violations

6,913

violations on file

200

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2021-06-11
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2021-06-11
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2021-02-05
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2021-02-05
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-07-01 → 2020-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	289 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	12/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	480 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	1996
Combined Uranium	3.3411 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3525 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	14.8 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	38.8 µg/L 647% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	26 µg/L 173% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2013–2019

73 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTTHMTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DENNIS SMITH
Phone: 570-335-4041

Frequently asked questions about Salem Heights Estate

Is Salem Heights Estate tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 7 contaminants in Salem Heights Estate's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Salem Heights Estate's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Lead, Combined Uranium, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Salem Heights Estate serve?

Salem Heights Estate reports serving 62 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Salem Heights Estate had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6913 violations on file for Salem Heights Estate, of which 120 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 200 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.