Public water system · PA2640376
ActiveOrchard Plaza
At a glance
Orchard Plaza (PWSID PA2640376) is an active transient non-community water system in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 150 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Orchard Plaza compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Orchard Plaza is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wayne County has 200 active public water systems. Its population served is about 39% below the county average of 244 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 48,842 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 Orchard Plaza is roughly in line with 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 Orchard Plaza?
EPA lists Orchard Plaza 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. 187 of the 200 active systems in Wayne County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Orchard Plaza have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Orchard Plaza: frequently asked questions
Who runs Orchard Plaza?
Orchard Plaza (PWSID PA2640376) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Orchard Plaza serve?
Orchard Plaza reports serving 150 people through 7 service connections in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Orchard Plaza 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 Orchard Plaza have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. 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 Orchard Plaza'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Orchard Plaza's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Orchard Plaza 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 Wayne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Pa Water Co Honesdale | Wayne | 5,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Roamingwood Sewer and Water | Wayne | 3,775 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Water Co Sci Waymart | Wayne | 3,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wallenpaupack Lake Estates | Wayne | 2,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Water Co Hawley | Wayne | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Morasha | Wayne | 1,700 | Transient non-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, “Orchard Plaza, PWSID PA2640376, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/orchard-plaza-pa2640376 (data as of October 1, 2026).