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Community Water System · PWS PA4070016

Blair MHP

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 185 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

185
People served
594
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 594 drinking-water violations at Blair MHP - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

594
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
185
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blair MHP

Blair MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 185 residents in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania (Blair County) through 43 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 594 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 545 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 65 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, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Blair MHP's 594 violations sit above 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
185
Total Violations
594
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
43
County
Blair
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
545
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 65 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 25 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 2015
Chlorine MR 23 2015
Public Notice Other 11 2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 10 2013
Radium-226 MR 10 2013
Radium-228 MR 10 2013
Endrin MR 10 2015
Toxaphene MR 10 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2015
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2015
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2015
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2015
BHC-GAMMA MR 10 2015
Benzene MR 10 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2015
Methoxychlor MR 10 2015
Heptachlor MR 9 2015
Chlordane MR 9 2015
Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 2015
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2015
Toluene MR 6 2015
Styrene MR 6 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2015
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2015
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2015

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 Blair MHP.

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 PA4070016 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 Blair MHP 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
2024 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 4 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2063
2024 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2383
2018 Public Notice Other 11 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 7500
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 25 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 8000
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 5000
2016 Groundwater Rule MR 5 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 0700
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 65 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 3100
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 24 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 7000
2015 Chlorine MR 23 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 0999
2015 Endrin MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2005
2015 Toxaphene MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2020
2015 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2977
2015 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2980
2015 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2981
2015 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070016 / 2982

How Blair MHP Compares

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

Metric Blair MHP Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 594 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 185 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 Blair MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Blair MHP (PWS ID: PA4070016) has 594 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 185 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Blair MHP serve? ▼
Blair MHP serves 185 people in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 43 service connections.
What type of violations does Blair MHP have? ▼
Blair MHP has 594 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 545 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blair MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blair MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blair MHP use? ▼
Blair MHP uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.