Public water system · PA3540453
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At a glance
Mahantongo Elementary School (PWSID PA3540453) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mahantongo Elementary School compare with other water systems in Schuylkill County?
By EPA's size categories, Mahantongo Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Schuylkill County has 176 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 750 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 131,931 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Mahantongo Elementary School is about 65% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Mahantongo Elementary School?
EPA lists Mahantongo Elementary School 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. 32 of the 176 active systems in Schuylkill County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Mahantongo Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and February 2026. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2021-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Mahantongo Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mahantongo Elementary School?
Mahantongo Elementary School (PWSID PA3540453) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mahantongo Elementary School serve?
Mahantongo Elementary School reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Mahantongo Elementary School 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 Mahantongo Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Mahantongo Elementary School'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mahantongo Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mahantongo Elementary School is a non-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 Schuylkill County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Co Mun Auth | Schuylkill | 31,850 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Shenandoah | Schuylkill | 9,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Tamaqua Area Water Authority | Schuylkill | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Minersville Municipal Water Au | Schuylkill | 7,275 | Community | Surface water |
| Blythe Twp Municipal Authority | Schuylkill | 7,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Kline Township Mun Authority | Schuylkill | 6,700 | 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, “Mahantongo Elementary School, PWSID PA3540453, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/mahantongo-elementary-school-pa3540453 (data as of October 1, 2026).