Public water system · PA2400394
ActiveNorthwest Jr Sr High School
At a glance
Northwest Jr Sr High School (PWSID PA2400394) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 650 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
650
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Northwest Jr Sr High School compare with other water systems in Luzerne County?
By EPA's size categories, Northwest Jr Sr High School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Luzerne County has 233 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 1,384 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 322,402 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 Northwest Jr Sr High School is about 51% above 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 Northwest Jr Sr High School?
EPA lists Northwest Jr Sr High 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. 40 of the 233 active systems in Luzerne County (17%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Northwest Jr Sr High School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and October 2018. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-03 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-08-23 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-08-23 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | 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 |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 1986-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 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.
Northwest Jr Sr High School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northwest Jr Sr High School?
Northwest Jr Sr High School (PWSID PA2400394) 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 Northwest Jr Sr High School serve?
Northwest Jr Sr High School reports serving 650 people through 1 service connection in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Northwest Jr Sr High 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 Northwest Jr Sr High School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Northwest Jr Sr High 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northwest Jr Sr High School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northwest Jr Sr High 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 Luzerne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paw Ceasetown | Luzerne | 58,467 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Nesbitt | Luzerne | 52,640 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Watres | Luzerne | 52,002 | Community | Surface water |
| Hca Hazleton Division | Luzerne | 45,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Paw Huntsville | Luzerne | 11,987 | Community | Surface water |
| Humboldt Industrial Park | Luzerne | 11,243 | Non-transient non-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, “Northwest Jr Sr High School, PWSID PA2400394, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/northwest-jr-sr-high-school-pa2400394 (data as of October 1, 2026).