Public water system · PA2350026
ActivePa Amer Water Co Spangenberg
At a glance
Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg (PWSID PA2350026) is an active community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 370 people through 150 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 April 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
370
Service connections
150
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lackawanna County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,549 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 174,995 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 Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg 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 Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg?
EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg 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. 94 of the 113 active systems in Lackawanna County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2015 and April 2017. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Endrin and Glyphosate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Glyphosatecode 2034 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | 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.
Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg?
Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg (PWSID PA2350026) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg serve?
Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg reports serving 370 people through 150 service connections in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg 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 Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg 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 April 2017. 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 Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg'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 April 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg 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 Lackawanna County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton | Lackawanna | 137,142 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa Amer Water Co Brownell | Lackawanna | 12,560 | Community | Surface water |
| Eagle Lake Community Assoc | Lackawanna | 3,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pa Amer Water Co Fallbrook | Lackawanna | 2,851 | Community | Surface water |
| North Pocono Middle School | Lackawanna | 1,149 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Pocono High School | Lackawanna | 1,100 | 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, “Pa Amer Water Co Spangenberg, PWSID PA2350026, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-amer-water-co-spangenberg-pa2350026 (data as of October 1, 2026).