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Perry County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
98
Population Served
26,446
Total Violations
16,840
878 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

94.9%
Systems with Violations
171.8
Avg Violations per System
5.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
48 systems (49%)
SW
2 systems (2%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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
Newport Boro Water Auth 3,200 2,935 -
Susquenita Sch Dist 2,300 254 -
Duncannon Muni Water 2,000 746 -
Sheetz Store #288 1,500 83 -
Bloomfield Boro Water Auth 1,170 193 -
Liberty Travel Plaza Duncannon 1,002 74 -
Liverpool Muni Auth 934 317 -
West Perry High Sch 850 47 -
Village Square Plaza 800 573 -
Millerstown Boro Water 700 87 -
Ferryboat Campsites 700 159 -
Paradise MHP 550 496 -
Green Park Middle School 550 55 -
Village Square West Shell Mkt 500 5 -
Karns Food 499 525 -
Creekview Farms MHP 450 152 -
Carroll Elem Sch 385 32 -
Blain Water Co 321 495 -
Orchard Hills MHP 303 81 -
Little Buffalo St Park 300 39 -
Dollar General Landisburg 267 11 -
Ranch House Restaurant 250 166 -
Paradise Stream Family Cpgrd 250 109 -
Loysville Youth Dev Ctr 249 504 -
Sunshine Hills Water Co 248 544 -
Skyview Gardens Apts 234 181 -
Shermans Creek Inn 200 99 -
Skyview Gardens Heights Apts 186 393 Clean
Transitions Health Care 150 333 -
Longhorn Family Campground LLC 150 49 -
Dresslers Campsite 150 78 -
Newport Aog Family Life Ctr 150 9 -
Carroll Twp Community Center 150 0 -
Hidden Valley Bsc 150 172 -
Ugo 4 150 44 -
Ugo Convenience Store 150 18 -
Messiah Evan Luth Ch 145 14 -
Hillside Manor Apts 144 395 -
Landisburg Mart 130 22 -
Sportsmans Inn 120 106 -
Colc Heritage Christian Sch 110 210 -
Petersburg Commons Water Syste 100 10 -
Perry Health Ctr 100 53 -
Millerstown Community Park 100 91 -
Greenvalley Cpgrds 100 25 -
Mahanoy Centre 100 131 -
Wildwood Family Cg 100 155 -
Fowlers Hollow St Park 100 21 -
Wesley United Methodist Church 100 62 -
Millerstown Rec Comm Pool 100 64 -

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 Perry County? ▼
Perry County has 16,840 total drinking water violations across 98 water systems, of which 878 are health-based violations. 94.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Perry County systems? ▼
Water systems in Perry County serve approximately 26,446 people through 98 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Perry County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Perry County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Perry County? ▼
Water systems in Perry County use GW (48 systems), SW (2 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. 5.2% of Perry 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.