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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2590809

Colton Point State Park

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania 16901 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
140
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 140 drinking-water violations at Colton Point State Park, 5% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

140
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Colton Point State Park

Colton Point State Park is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania (Tioga County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 140 total violations for this system , of which 7 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 121 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 91 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 173 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (44.5%).

Colton Point State Park's 140 violations sit below the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
25
Total Violations
140
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
13
County
Tioga
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
121
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 91 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2018
Nitrate MR 7 2002
Public Notice Other 5 2011
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1995
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2015
Nitrite MR 2 1993
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 2011

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Colton Point State Park.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA2590809 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Colton Point State Park under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 8000
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 91 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 0200
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 3100
2015 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 0300
2011 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 7500
2011 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 0200
2002 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 1040
1995 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 3100
1993 Nitrite MR 2 SDWIS / PA2590809 / 1041

How Colton Point State Park Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Colton Point State Park Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 140 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 44.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 25 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Colton Point State Park water safe to drink? ▼
Colton Point State Park (PWS ID: PA2590809) has 140 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Colton Point State Park serve? ▼
Colton Point State Park serves 25 people in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. It is a State-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does Colton Point State Park have? ▼
Colton Point State Park has 140 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 121 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Colton Point State Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Colton Point State Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Colton Point State Park use? ▼
Colton Point State Park uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.