Public water system · PA3130497
ActiveField House Lehighton Sch Dist
At a glance
Field House Lehighton Sch Dist (PWSID PA3130497) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Field House Lehighton Sch Dist compare with other water systems in Carbon County?
By EPA's size categories, Field House Lehighton Sch Dist is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 143 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 67,225 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Field House Lehighton Sch Dist is about 17% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% 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 Field House Lehighton Sch Dist?
EPA lists Field House Lehighton Sch Dist as under public/private ownership. 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. 23 of the 143 active systems in Carbon County (16%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Field House Lehighton Sch Dist have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between July 1992 and January 2018. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Field House Lehighton Sch Dist: frequently asked questions
Who runs Field House Lehighton Sch Dist?
Field House Lehighton Sch Dist (PWSID PA3130497) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Field House Lehighton Sch Dist serve?
Field House Lehighton Sch Dist reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Field House Lehighton Sch Dist 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 Field House Lehighton Sch Dist have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Field House Lehighton Sch Dist'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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Field House Lehighton Sch Dist's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Field House Lehighton Sch Dist is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Carbon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut | Carbon | 9,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lehighton Water Authority | Carbon | 9,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Palmerton Municipal Authority | Carbon | 7,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Summit Hill Water Authority | Carbon | 2,890 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jim Thorpe Borough Water East | Carbon | 2,853 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nesquehoning Boro Water Auth | Carbon | 2,850 | 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, “Field House Lehighton Sch Dist, PWSID PA3130497, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/field-house-lehighton-sch-dist-pa3130497 (data as of October 1, 2026).