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Centre County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
78
Population Served
182,614
Total Violations
21,783
358 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

96.2%
Systems with Violations
279.3
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
41 systems (53%)
SW
9 systems (12%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
37.5%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Centre Pennsylvania water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (47)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
State College Boro Water Auth 72,000 143 Clean
Penn State Univ 37,000 171 Clean
Paw Philipsburg 20,784 0 Clean
Bellefonte Borough Water Auth 9,500 1,031 Clean
College Twp Water Authority 6,000 652 Detected
Rockview Sci 5,200 584 Detected
Mountaintop Reg Water Auth 3,456 177 -
Spring Twp Water Authority 3,300 226 Detected
Walker Twp Water Assoc 3,250 393 -
Milesburg Borough Water Auth 2,750 213 -
Centre Hall Boro Water Dept 1,900 94 Clean
Upper Halfmoon Water 1,500 124 -
Paw Nittany 1,499 184 -
Bald Eagle State Park 1,276 55 -
Penns Valley Area High School 1,170 262 -
Borough of Howard 1,001 392 -
Rock Spring Water Co 1,000 807 -
Millheim Borough Water Company 902 786 -
Oak Ridge Authority 700 690 -
Hampton Hills Benner Twp Auth 684 7 -
Gregg Township Water Authority 670 465 -
Port Matilda Waterworks 615 919 -
Haines Aaronsburg Mun Auth 550 899 -
Miles Twp Water Auth East 425 427 -
Penn Twp Water Dist 300 156 -
Halfmoon Water Association 300 187 -
Ridge Crest Community 300 79 -
Unionville Municipal Waterwks 290 141 -
The Meadows 289 61 -
Madisonburg Water Works 250 713 -
Seven Mountains Scout Camp 200 35 -
Burkholders Market 200 41 -
Homans General Store 200 9 -
Grove Park Benner Twp Auth 185 80 -
Trotter Farms 175 101 -
Krislund Camp & Conference Ctr 160 54 -
Haines Woodward Municipal Auth 140 471 -
Monument Water Authority 140 503 -
Mount Eagle Water Assoc 130 3,283 -
Bellefonte Campground LLC 125 46 -
St Joseph Institute 109 0 -
Centre County Mhc LLC 100 847 -
Black Hawk Mobile Home Park 100 84 -
Paw Boggs 100 28 -
Black Moshannon State Park 100 13 -
Bellefonte KOA Campground 100 44 -
Penn-Roosevelt State Park 100 19 -
Country Time Coffee Company 100 0 -
Poe Valley State Park 90 55 -
Poe Paddy State Park 90 45 -

Other Counties in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County
69 systems · 2,014,752 served · 5,241 violations
Philadelphia County
6 systems · 1,601,175 served · 447 violations
Montgomery County
172 systems · 1,274,688 served · 36,032 violations
Bucks County
299 systems · 599,107 served · 59,577 violations
Lancaster County
434 systems · 406,457 served · 39,193 violations
York County
208 systems · 389,602 served · 25,528 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Centre County? ▼
Centre County has 21,783 total drinking water violations across 78 water systems, of which 358 are health-based violations. 96.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Centre County systems? ▼
Water systems in Centre County serve approximately 182,614 people through 78 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Centre County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Centre County, 3 had PFAS detected (37.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Centre County? ▼
Water systems in Centre County use GW (41 systems), SW (9 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 1.6% of Centre County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.