Public water system · PA2640048
ActiveAqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates
At a glance
Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates (PWSID PA2640048) is an active community water system in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 800 people through 420 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
800
Service connections
420
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wayne County has 200 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 244 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 48,842 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates?
EPA lists Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 187 of the 200 active systems in Wayne County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and June 2022. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates?
Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates (PWSID PA2640048) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates serve?
Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates reports serving 800 people through 420 service connections in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Wayne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Pa Water Co Honesdale | Wayne | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roamingwood Sewer and Water | Wayne | 3,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Water Co Sci Waymart | Wayne | 3,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wallenpaupack Lake Estates | Wayne | 2,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Water Co Hawley | Wayne | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Morasha | Wayne | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aqua Pa Paupackan Lake Estates, PWSID PA2640048, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/aqua-pa-paupackan-lake-estates-pa2640048 (data as of October 1, 2026).