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Community Water System · PWS PA4070019

Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth

Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania 16673 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,182 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,182
People served
89
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 89 drinking-water violations at Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

89
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,182
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth

Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,182 residents in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania (Blair County) through 1,191 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 89 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 78 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 20 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%).

Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth's 89 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
3,182
Total Violations
89
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,191
County
Blair
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
78
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 20 2018
Nitrate MR 19 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2006
Nitrite MR 3 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2016
Dalapon MR 2 2014
Endothall MR 2 2014
Picloram MR 2 2014
Dinoseb MR 2 2014
2,4-D MR 2 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2014
Groundwater Rule MR 2 2018
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2014
Combined Uranium MR 1 2012
Radium-226 MR 1 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2015
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 2015
Radium-228 MR 1 2012
Endrin MR 1 1982

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 Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth.

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 PA4070019 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 Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth 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
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 8000
2018 Chlorine MR 20 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 0999
2018 Groundwater Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 0700
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 5000
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 7000
2015 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 4000
2014 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2031
2014 Endothall MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2033
2014 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2040
2014 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2041
2014 2,4-D MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2105
2014 Pentachlorophenol MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2326
2014 2,4,5-TP MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 2110
2012 Combined Uranium MR 1 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 4006
2012 Radium-226 MR 1 SDWIS / PA4070019 / 4020

How Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth Compares

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

Metric Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 89 150.6 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 3,182 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 Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth (PWS ID: PA4070019) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,182 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth serve? ▼
Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth serves 3,182 people in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,191 service connections.
What type of violations does Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth have? ▼
Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth has 89 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 78 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth use? ▼
Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth 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.