Public water system · PA2450034
ActiveBrodhead Creek Reg Water Auth
At a glance
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth (PWSID PA2450034) is an active community water system in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 30,000 people through 5,653 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30,000
Service connections
5,653
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth compare with other water systems in Monroe County?
By EPA's size categories, Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Monroe County has 405 active public water systems, and Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 67 times the county average of 446 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 180,497 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 Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth is about 4.5 times 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth?
EPA lists Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth as owned by a local government. 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. 13 of the 405 active systems in Monroe County (3.2%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and May 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Mercurycode 1035 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | 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.
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth?
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth (PWSID PA2450034) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth serve?
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth reports serving 30,000 people through 5,653 service connections in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth 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 May 2023. 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 Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth's 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 May 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth 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 Monroe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawc Pocono District | Monroe | 17,860 | Community | Groundwater |
| E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept | Monroe | 13,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt Airy Casino & Resort | Monroe | 7,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Penn Estates Utilities Incorp | Monroe | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tobyhanna Army Depot | Monroe | 3,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pawc Manwalamink | Monroe | 3,200 | 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, “Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth, PWSID PA2450034, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/brodhead-creek-reg-water-auth-pa2450034 (data as of October 1, 2026).