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Nitrate violations in Pennsylvania

790 active public water systems in Pennsylvania had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 16 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.

Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.

Systems with a Nitrate violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Vincenzos Pizzeria
Lackawanna County
30 2 0
Whitetails Bar and Grill
Susquehanna County
30 4 1
Ziegels Union Church
Lehigh County
30 2 0
Amatos Pizza
Snyder County
25 4 1
American Legion Post 220
Mercer County
25 3 1
American Legion Post 274
Wayne County
25 2 1
B & E Scoops
Wayne County
25 3 1
B & J Restaurant
Indiana County
25 4 2
Backroads Cafe and Dairy Bar
Wayne County
25 1 0
Barnharts
Butler County
25 4 1
Best Way Pizza
Blair County
25 3 1
Big Country Campground
Jefferson County
25 2 1
Big Elk Lick Horse Camp
Elk County
25 2 0
Big Rail Brewing
Mercer County
25 1 0
Black Forest Inn
Lycoming County
25 2 0
Boyd Big Tree Preserve
Dauphin County
25 2 0
Burch Farms Country Market
Erie County
25 4 1
Burger King Bethel
Berks County
25 1 0
Cackleberry Farm Antique Mall
Lancaster County
25 2 0
Calvary Chapel Harrisburg
Cumberland County
25 2 0
Camp Shawnee LLC
Northumberland County
25 3 0
Catawissa American Legion
Columbia County
25 2 0
CC of Scranton Halfway House
Lackawanna County
25 3 0
Cedar Run Inn
Lycoming County
25 3 1
Cedar Run Store
Lycoming County
25 3 1
Church of the Nazarene
Schuylkill County
25 3 0
Citgo EZ Express Mart 2
Luzerne County
25 2 1
Colton Point Motel
Tioga County
25 1 0
County Line Tavern
Butler County
25 3 0
Covered Bridge Park
Bucks County
25 3 0
Dawns Deli
Mercer County
25 4 0
Dollar General 16385
Chester County
25 3 1
Dollar General Aspers 16693
Adams County
25 1 0
Dunkin Donuts Linden
Lycoming County
25 3 0
E Springfield Federated Church
Erie County
25 1 0
E&e Family Diner
Lancaster County
25 3 0
Far Away Auburn
Schuylkill County
25 10 3
Fentons Corner
Bucks County
25 3 0
Fezzs Diner
Potter County
25 2 0
Forestry Lake Minisink
Pike County
25 2 0
Forestry Pecks Pond Picnic
Pike County
25 1 0
Forestry Pine Flats
Pike County
25 1 0
Forestry White Deer Lake
Pike County
25 2 1
Fort Ricketts VFW
Columbia County
25 1 0
Four Quarters Interfaith Sanc
Bedford County
25 2 0
Franks Deli & Farm Market
Northampton County
25 2 0
Gatehouse Winery
Crawford County
25 2 0
Get and GO LLC
Union County
25 2 0
Gmas Take Out Home Cooking
Mercer County
25 1 0
Goodies on 739
Pike County
25 4 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Pennsylvania records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.