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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
99
Population Served
249,438
Total Violations
10,230
461 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 9 tested

Violation Analysis

94.9%
Systems with Violations
103.3
Avg Violations per System
4.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (42%)
SW
8 systems (8%)

PFAS Contamination

9
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
66.7%
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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
PA American Water Co West 105,127 24 Detected
Veolia Mechanicsburg 45,013 98 Detected
Carlisle Water Trmt Plt 26,000 67 Detected
Shippensburg Boro Water Auth 17,800 418 Clean
South Middleton Twp Water Auth 11,695 354 Detected
N Middleton Water Auth 8,455 153 Detected
Middlesex Twp Muni Auth 3,527 235 Clean
State Correctional Inst 3,500 220 Detected
Mt Holly Springs Boro Auth 3,261 138 -
Newville Boro Water Auth 2,070 146 Clean
US Army Garrison 1,700 124 -
Blue Mt Turnpike Plaza 900 82 -
Pine Grove Furnace State Park 900 70 -
Cumberland Valley Trnpk Plaza 900 126 -
Mountain Creek Cpgrd 800 75 -
Aqua PA White Rock Acres Sys 790 125 -
7 Eleven Store 40069 720 23 -
B B Grocery Outlet Newburg 675 60 -
Visaggios Ristorante 650 41 -
Crestview Elem Sch 537 135 -
Williams Grove Speedway 500 39 -
Rutters 66 500 64 -
I 81 Commerce Park 500 2 -
Regency Woods MHP 450 446 -
Big Spring Terrace MHP 439 242 -
Green Ridge Elem Sch 425 24 -
Southern Cumberland Water Assn 400 322 -
Dogwood Acres Rec Area 400 16 -
Carlisle Church of Lds 391 0 -
Monroe Elementary School 350 163 -
Country View Est 330 85 -
Rich Valley Golf Course 300 10 -
Meeting House Church Dillsburg 300 2 -
Col Denning St Park 300 32 -
Carlisle Swim Club 300 61 -
Williams Grove MHP 282 49 -
Southampton Twp Bldg & Park 270 0 -
Conodoguinet Mobile Est 265 28 -
North Dickinson Elem Sch 253 125 -
Dickinson Twp Munic Auth 250 33 -
Philip Bongiorno Conf Cntr 250 610 -
Beistle Co 250 372 -
T J Rockwells American Grill 250 47 -
Ashcombe Vegetable Farm & Deli 250 43 -
Lower Allen Comm Park 250 29 -
Plainfield Mart 250 235 -
Dollar General Plainfield 250 37 -
Eagles Crossing Golf Club 200 19 -
Cherokee Campgound 200 43 -
Midway Bowling Center 200 77 -

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 Cumberland County? ▼
Cumberland County has 10,230 total drinking water violations across 99 water systems, of which 461 are health-based violations. 94.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cumberland County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cumberland County serve approximately 249,438 people through 99 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cumberland County water? ▼
Of 9 water systems tested for PFAS in Cumberland County, 6 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cumberland County? ▼
Water systems in Cumberland County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 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. 4.5% of Cumberland 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.