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Locust Valley Chapel

At a glance

Locust Valley Chapel (PWSID PA3391028) is an active transient non-community water system in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA3391028

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served200

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLehigh County

How does Locust Valley Chapel compare with other water systems in Lehigh County?

By EPA's size categories, Locust Valley Chapel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lehigh County has 197 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,486 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 292,806 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 Locust Valley Chapel is about 39% above 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 Locust Valley Chapel?

EPA lists Locust Valley Chapel 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. 19 of the 197 active systems in Lehigh County (9.6%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Locust Valley Chapel have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and November 2018. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2018-11-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-06-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Locust Valley Chapel: frequently asked questions

Who runs Locust Valley Chapel?

Locust Valley Chapel (PWSID PA3391028) 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 Locust Valley Chapel serve?

Locust Valley Chapel reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Locust Valley Chapel 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 Locust Valley Chapel have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Locust Valley Chapel'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Locust Valley Chapel's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Locust Valley Chapel 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 Lehigh County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lca Allentown Division	Lehigh	118,000	Community	Surface water
Lca Wlsa Central Division	Lehigh	47,693	Community	Purchased surface water
Swt Main System	Lehigh	14,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Emmaus Borough Public Water	Lehigh	14,000	Community	Groundwater
Whitehall Twp Authority	Lehigh	13,063	Community	Groundwater
Salisbury Twp Water System	Lehigh	8,522	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Locust Valley Chapel, PWSID PA3391028, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/locust-valley-chapel-pa3391028 (data as of October 1, 2026).