Is Scma Pinebrook Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Schuylkill

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-07-01 → 2021-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2005-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2003-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	1522.5 µg/L 117% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 2130 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.575 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13.9 µg/L	26/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3520 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	1996
Barium	12.755 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 12.8 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	2.3145 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	0.2700 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	0.3300 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	0.2309 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2012
Dibromochloromethane	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	4.66 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019

66 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATRIK CAULFIELD
Phone: 570-622-8240

Frequently asked questions about Scma Pinebrook

Is Scma Pinebrook tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Scma Pinebrook's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Scma Pinebrook's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Lead, Barium, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Scma Pinebrook serve?

Scma Pinebrook reports serving 735 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Scma Pinebrook had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 13 violations on file for Scma Pinebrook, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.