Community Water System · PWS PA4050029
Fishertown Water Assn
Operator location Fishertown, Pennsylvania - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 801 people served; 118 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 801
- People served (this PWS)
- 118
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 8
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Fishertown Water Assn standing, high SDWIS violation third
801 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #22,374 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Fishertown Water Assn sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (118), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (801; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #22,374 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #922 of 1,340
- Population · PA
- 118
- Total EPA violations on record
- 7%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 293
- County
- Bedford
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 90
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 14 | 2007 |
| Public Notice | Other | 11 | 2017 |
| Chlorine | MR | 8 | 2016 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 8 | 2016 |
| Nitrate | MR | 7 | 1998 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 6 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 5 | 2021 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2021 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 5 | 2010 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2005 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| Benzene | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 1991 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Other | 2 | 2016 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 2 | 2016 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 2 | 2021 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 2 | 2007 |
| Barium | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Arsenic | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Chromium | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Fluoride | MR | 1 | 1982 |
| Mercury | MR | 1 | 1982 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Fishertown Water Assn has 118 recorded EPA violations, 76% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 23% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 118), and it ranks #22,374 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
118 Higher than most more violations than 76% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/25/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/25/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/25/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/25/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/25/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/25/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/25/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/25/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/25/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/25/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/25/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/25/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/25/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 10/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 10/16/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/16/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/16/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/16/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/16/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 10/16/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 10/16/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 10/16/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Fishertown Water Assn
EPA SDWIS lists 801 people served and 293 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
118 violations · 801 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Fishertown Water Assn
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Pennsylvania compares on the same EPA violation measures. Pennsylvania systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.