HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN): EPA violation history, explained
HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN) had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 8,321, over 3,304 connections.
HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN)'s record against the rest of the country
HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN) has 73 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,581th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 80th percentile nationally.
How HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN) compares within PA
Among the 475 PA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN)'s 7 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN) is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN)'s flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN) reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN)'s customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,581th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.