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Benzo(a)pyrene in Drinking Water

5.6 violations per affected system (43,900 across 7,904) - mid load (≤ 5.8 violations per affected system).

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EPA contaminant code: 2306

Total Violations
43,900
Systems Affected
7,904
Health-Based %
0.1%
Violations / System
5.6

Benzo(a)pyrene standing, mid-volume SDWIS third

Benzo(a)pyrene lands in the middle third by violation volume (43,900), large enough for peer comparisons but not one of the handful of analytes that dominate the fleet-wide SDWIS ledger. Load sits mid-pack at 5.6 violations per affected system (mid load (≤ 5.8 violations per affected system)). Health-based share is only 0.1% - almost all of this analyte's trail is monitoring/reporting rather than MCL exceedance. Among 157 indexable contaminants, this page is #67 by violation volume. Utilities listed below are ranked by cumulative violation count for this analyte; pair that with population served to gauge household exposure scale.

Nationwide similar contaminants

Nearest by violation volume

OXAMYL (43,557) Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (44,433) Carbofuran (44,569) Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (44,735)

Nearest by systems affected

HEXACHLOROBENZENE (7,902 systems) Groundwater Rule (7,907 systems) Dinoseb (7,960 systems) ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (7,606 systems)

Benzo(a)pyrene: mixed health vs monitoring split

0.1% health-based · 99.9% monitoring/reporting across 43,900 records.

Health-based (0.1%) Monitoring/Reporting (99.9%)

Most Affected Water Systems

System State Violations Population
Pinnacle Water Association WV 188 85
Salem Heights Estate PA 159 62
Coal Mountain Water WV 149 80
Congregation Ohr Menachem PA 148 30
Lewis Co Water Dist #2 WA 126 1,983
Skyview Estates IL 124 56
Prague OK 111 2,395
Marble Water System WA 105 94
Frankfort Psd WV 101 6,747
Dabob Cove Community WA 94 24
27 Maple Drive CT 88 38
PA American Audubon PA 85 8,200
Aqua PA Sun Valley PA 79 120
Vista del Rio Mobile Home Park WA 75 352
Neshaminy Manor Center PA 74 2,100
Springhill Park Subdivision MT 72 90
Indian Creek Valley Water Auth PA 72 7,000
Imagination Station Academy, LLC NC 71 35
Willow Springs MHP IN 66 25
Helena RV and Mobile Home Park MT 66 250
Oilton OK 64 1,435
Seneca Trail Christian Academy WV 64 100
Malta City Of MT 63 1,800
Newport Boro Water Auth PA 61 3,200
Ambler Boro Water Dept PA 60 20,000
Paradise Stream Resor PA 60 774
Lewis River Golf Course WA 60 300
Tooele City Water System UT 56 37,100
Taggares Fruit Co WA 55 152
Tower Springs LLC PA 54 25

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