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Community Water System · PWS PA4070059

Westwood Park Water Co

Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 95 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

95
People served
63
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 63 drinking-water violations at Westwood Park Water Co - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

63
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
95
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Westwood Park Water Co

Westwood Park Water Co is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 95 residents in Altoona, Pennsylvania (Blair County) through 33 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 63 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 52 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 37 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%).

Westwood Park Water Co's 63 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
95
Total Violations
63
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
33
County
Blair
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
52
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 37 2003
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2000
Public Notice Other 4 2017
TTHM MR 4 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2004
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016
Chlorine MR 2 2006

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 Westwood Park Water Co.

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 PA4070059 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 Westwood Park Water Co 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
2017 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 7500
2016 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 2950
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 2456
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 8000
2006 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 0999
2004 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 5000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 37 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 3100
2000 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 7000
1996 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070059 / 4000

How Westwood Park Water Co Compares

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

Metric Westwood Park Water Co Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 63 150.6 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 95 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 Westwood Park Water Co water safe to drink? ▼
Westwood Park Water Co (PWS ID: PA4070059) has 63 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 95 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Westwood Park Water Co serve? ▼
Westwood Park Water Co serves 95 people in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 33 service connections.
What type of violations does Westwood Park Water Co have? ▼
Westwood Park Water Co has 63 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 52 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Westwood Park Water Co water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Westwood Park Water Co under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Westwood Park Water Co use? ▼
Westwood Park Water Co 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.