What's in ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP's water?
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 2,598 people get their water from it, across 609 connections.
How this compares nationally
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP has 54 violations on record in total, 26 of thems health-based - ranking it 678th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 95th percentile nationally.
How ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP compares within PA
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP carries 26, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP is from 2025-01-10 (health-based: 2025-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP'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); Surface Water Treatment 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
ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 26 health-based violations on file for ONTELAUNEE TOWNSHIP - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.