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Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) in Drinking Water

5.4 violations per affected system (36,672 across 6,785) - mid load (≤ 5.8 violations per affected system).

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EPA contaminant code: 2383

Total Violations
36,672
Systems Affected
6,785
Health-Based %
0%
Violations / System
5.4

Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) standing, mid-volume SDWIS third

Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) lands in the middle third by violation volume (36,672), 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 5.4 violations per affected system (mid load (≤ 5.8 violations per affected system)). None of the recorded Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) violations in this extract are classified health-based; the trail is procedural. Among 157 indexable contaminants, this page is #74 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

Antimony, Total (36,416) 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE (36,389) Thallium, Total (35,856) Beryllium, Total (35,455)

Nearest by systems affected

Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (6,396 systems) CYANIDE (7,188 systems) Nickel (7,418 systems) Surface Water Treatment Rule (6,127 systems)

Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB): monitoring/reporting trail

0% health-based · 100.0% monitoring/reporting across 36,672 records.

Health-based (0%) Monitoring/Reporting (100.0%)

Most Affected Water Systems

System State Violations Population
Pinnacle Water Association WV 188 85
Salem Heights Estate PA 156 62
Coal Mountain Water WV 149 80
Congregation Ohr Menachem PA 148 30
Skyview Estates IL 124 56
Prague OK 111 2,395
Frankfort Psd WV 101 6,747
27 Maple Drive CT 88 38
Aqua PA Sun Valley PA 79 120
Neshaminy Manor Center PA 74 2,100
Knoebels Grove Park PA 74 4,000
Christ Mission Lutheran Church IL 70 150
Paradise Stream Resor PA 66 774
Save a Pet IL 64 50
Oilton OK 64 1,435
Seneca Trail Christian Academy WV 64 100
Congregation Beth Judea IL 60 25
Ambler Boro Water Dept PA 60 20,000
Taleem Ul Haq IL 56 100
Tooele City Water System UT 56 37,100
Criswell Court MHP IL 54 94
Mt Union Municipal Auth PA 53 5,801
Pbc Linear IL 52 140
Manhasset Lakeville WD NY 52 43,000
Indian Creek Valley Water Auth PA 51 7,000
Tower Springs LLC PA 50 25
Boley Tool and Machine Works IL 49 100
Southbrook Estates SD 49 28
Wvaw - Walnut Grove Utilities WV 49 7,250
Santiam Meadows Community WS OR 46 40

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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