Public water system · PA6250038
ActiveOld Orchard Subdivision
At a glance
Old Orchard Subdivision (PWSID PA6250038) is an active community water system in Erie County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 96 people through 46 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
96
Service connections
46
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Old Orchard Subdivision compare with other water systems in Erie County?
By EPA's size categories, Old Orchard Subdivision is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Erie County has 134 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,273 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 304,577 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 Old Orchard Subdivision is well below 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. 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 Old Orchard Subdivision?
EPA lists Old Orchard Subdivision as privately owned. 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. 98 of the 134 active systems in Erie County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Old Orchard Subdivision have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2021 and July 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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.
Old Orchard Subdivision: frequently asked questions
Who runs Old Orchard Subdivision?
Old Orchard Subdivision (PWSID PA6250038) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Old Orchard Subdivision serve?
Old Orchard Subdivision reports serving 96 people through 46 service connections in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Old Orchard Subdivision 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 Old Orchard Subdivision 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 July 2025. 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 Old Orchard Subdivision'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 July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Old Orchard Subdivision's water quality report?
As a community water system, Old Orchard Subdivision 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 Erie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie City Water Authority | Erie | 220,001 | Community | Surface water |
| Summit Township Water Authorit | Erie | 12,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Edinboro Water Authority | Erie | 7,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Municipal Authority of Corry | Erie | 7,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| North East Township Water | Erie | 5,848 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Albion Borough | Erie | 5,842 | 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, “Old Orchard Subdivision, PWSID PA6250038, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/old-orchard-subdivision-pa6250038 (data as of October 1, 2026).