Public water system · PA6370849
ActiveOur Lady of Mt Carmel
At a glance
Our Lady of Mt Carmel (PWSID PA6370849) is an active transient non-community water system in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 200 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Our Lady of Mt Carmel compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Our Lady of Mt Carmel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lawrence County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,366 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 75,133 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 Our Lady of Mt Carmel 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 Our Lady of Mt Carmel?
EPA lists Our Lady of Mt Carmel 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. 11 of the 55 active systems in Lawrence County (20%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Our Lady of Mt Carmel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between December 1986 and January 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1986-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Our Lady of Mt Carmel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Our Lady of Mt Carmel?
Our Lady of Mt Carmel (PWSID PA6370849) 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 Our Lady of Mt Carmel serve?
Our Lady of Mt Carmel reports serving 200 people through 4 service connections in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Our Lady of Mt Carmel 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 Our Lady of Mt Carmel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Our Lady of Mt Carmel'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 9 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Our Lady of Mt Carmel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Our Lady of Mt Carmel 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 Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co New Castle | Lawrence | 43,279 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty | Lawrence | 17,200 | Community | Surface water |
| New Wilmington Boro Water Dept | Lawrence | 4,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bessemer Borough Water Dept | Lawrence | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mahoning Township | Lawrence | 1,032 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mohawk Elementary School | Lawrence | 900 | Non-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, “Our Lady of Mt Carmel, PWSID PA6370849, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/our-lady-of-mt-carmel-pa6370849 (data as of October 1, 2026).