Elk County, Pennsylvania
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet PA047 · Elk County 29 sys · 3,650 viol · #1241/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 96.6% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 9.2% health
- RANK-UPPER #1241/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 76%
- SYS-SMALL 29 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Susquehanna County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Elk County ranks #1,241 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #49 of 68 counties in Pennsylvania. See methodology · corpus placement.
Elk County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 96.6% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 9.2% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,241 of 3,254 · #49 of 68 in Pennsylvania.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Elk County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Elk County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Area Water Auth | 19,588 | 483 | Clean |
| Ridgway Borough Water System | 4,700 | 98 | Clean |
| Johnsonburg Municipal Auth | 2,413 | 1,062 | - |
| Ridgway Twp Water Auth | 1,763 | 249 | - |
| Jay Twp Water Authority | 1,131 | 528 | - |
| Benezette Store & Rest | 600 | 17 | - |
| Elk Country Visitor Center | 500 | 6 | - |
| Toby Water | 440 | 280 | - |
| Jones Twp Municipal Authority | 396 | 237 | - |
| Bendigo State Park | 350 | 43 | - |
| Elk County Foods | 325 | 36 | - |
| Highland Twp Municipal Auth | 286 | 91 | - |
| Benezette Hotel | 250 | 38 | - |
| Benezette Wines | 250 | 12 | - |
| Usfs Twin Lakes Upper Cg | 246 | 20 | - |
| Wilcox Sportsmens Club | 160 | 26 | - |
| Medix Hotel | 150 | 113 | - |
| The Dam Inn | 120 | 51 | - |
| Daguscahonda Water Supply | 100 | 0 | - |
| Usfs Loleta Campground | 100 | 16 | - |
| Highland Hotel | 100 | 67 | - |
| Elk Life | 100 | 4 | - |
| Elk Crossing 555 Campground | 100 | 9 | - |
| Elk View Company | 50 | 25 | - |
| Beyond the Trail | 50 | 36 | - |
| Flying Dove Ranch | 50 | 15 | - |
| U S Army Corps Engineers | 25 | 36 | - |
| Sportsmens Lodge | 25 | 50 | - |
| Big Elk Lick Horse Camp | 25 | 2 | - |
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Mid-flagged peers for Elk County
Cross-state counties nearest Elk County on flagged-system share (96.6%) and cumulative violation count (3,650). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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