Rep. Bernstine calls upon DEP to resolve water issues at Connoquenessing Township mobile home park
Water issues at the Rolling Valley Estates mobile home park in Connoquenessing Township have become so prevalent that a state legislator is calling upon Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection to take action.
State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, called upon the DEP to “use its full enforcement authority” against Stackhouse Management, the operators of several mobile home parks in Butler County, as a result of recurring issues with residents’ well water at Rolling Valley Estates.
In a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 1, Bernstine claimed the residents of Rolling Valley have not had potable water since Aug. 24, and residents are reporting brown and discolored water.
“The company responsible has offered no plan, no timeline, no backup supply,” said Bernstine in a news release. “That is unacceptable, and it is time for DEP to act.”
Bernstine called upon the DEP to, per the news release, “require prompt correction of the conditions and to assess civil penalties for continuing violations daily where authorized by law.”
“Safe water is not a luxury,” said Bernstine. “It is a basic expectation, and these residents have been failed repeatedly.”
This is at least the third time time the start of 2026 that the Rolling Valley Estates residents have seen “boil water” advisories issued. The advisories were issued in February and July of this year, as well as November 2025, according to past Butler Eagle reporting.
Another Stackhouse-owned property, Bernie’s Mobile Home Park in Winfield Township, has also faced recurring problems with its water quality, and received notice of a boil water advisory last week.
Like Rolling Valley Estates, Bernie’s residents also dealt with “boil water” advisories in February of this year, and before that, in November and December 2025.
In February of this year, the Department of Environmental Protection — through its Safe Water Drinking Program — ordered Stackhouse Management and its partner company, Jones Estates, to issue a “corrective action plan” to address the frequent water system issues which had been occurring at Rolling Valley Estates, Bernie’s, and other mobile home parks in its portfolio.
The company was given a deadline of Feb. 21 to submit the plan, and submitted its plan on the day of the deadline. The contents of the plan are currently not known.
According to a Facebook post by Connoquenessing Township supervisor Angela Fleeger, the township is filing a formal complaint with the DEP on behalf of residents.
Further, Rolling Valley Estates residents will be able to pick up cases of bottled water at the township building during normal business hours, at a maximum of two per trailer. The township plans to seek reimbursement from Stackhouse Management for the costs of the bottled water.
In her post, Fleeger urged Rolling Valley Estates residents to file individual complaints with the DEP.
“Individual complaints are important because they create a record of how many households are affected, how long the problems are continuing, and the specific conditions each resident is experiencing,” Fleeger wrote. “Multiple documented complaints also help establish the scope and recurring nature of the problem.”
In a later post, she said the “water crisis” at Rolling Valley Estates will be on the agenda for the supervisors’ Wednesday, Sept. 2, meeting for discussion and possible action.
