Is Met Ed Bethel Whse water safe to drink?

Met Ed Bethel Whse (PWS ID: PA3061076) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 38 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Met Ed Bethel Whse serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Met Ed Bethel Whse serves 38 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Greensburg or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

What type of violations does Met Ed Bethel Whse have?

Met Ed Bethel Whse has 52 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 43 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Met Ed Bethel Whse water?

No PFAS testing data is available for Met Ed Bethel Whse under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Met Ed Bethel Whse use?

Met Ed Bethel Whse uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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.

How does Met Ed Bethel Whse's violation count compare nationally?

Met Ed Bethel Whse has 52 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 42% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 57% of that cohort has fewer violations than Met Ed Bethel Whse. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → Pennsylvania

Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA3061076

Met Ed Bethel Whse

Operator location Greensburg, Pennsylvania - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 38 people served; 52 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

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People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems: 52
EPA violations (this PWS) Middle third of systems: 9
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result

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Met Ed Bethel Whse standing, mid SDWIS violation third

38 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 17% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Met Ed Bethel Whse lands in the middle third by violation volume (52), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (38; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 17% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

52
Total EPA violations on record: 17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 38
People served by this PWS (SDWIS): N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

27/100

Met Ed Bethel Whse

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Not UCMR5-tested

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Berks
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 9
Monitoring Violations: 43
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	9	2000
Chlorine	MR	4	2019
Beryllium, Total	MR	3	2021
Endrin	MR	2	2016
Glyphosate	MR	2	2016
Atrazine	MR	2	2016
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2016
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2016
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2016
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2016
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2016
Toxaphene	MR	2	2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2016
Diquat	MR	2	2016
Simazine	MR	2	2016
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2016
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2016
Chlordane	MR	2	2016
Heptachlor	MR	2	2016
LASSO	MR	2	2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2016

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Met Ed Bethel Whse has 52 recorded EPA violations, 57% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 42% carry more. 17% of this system's own violations are health-based (9 of 52), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

52 Around the middle fewer violations than 42% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Met Ed Bethel Whse plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Met Ed Bethel Whse. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Met Ed Bethel Whse: 52 violations, 17% health-based (this system)
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

Population served record for Met Ed Bethel Whse

EPA SDWIS lists 38 people served and 1 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

EPA SDWIS · PWS PA3061076 PA primacy agency

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

52 violations · 38 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

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