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Community Water System · PWS PA4070060

Bel Air Park Apts

Duncansville, Pennsylvania 16635 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 44 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

44
People served
246
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 246 drinking-water violations at Bel Air Park Apts, 1% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

246
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
44
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bel Air Park Apts

Bel Air Park Apts is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 44 residents in Duncansville, Pennsylvania (Blair County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 246 total violations for this system , of which 3 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 215 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 33 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%).

Bel Air Park Apts's 246 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
44
Total Violations
246
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
Blair
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
215
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 33 2024
Public Notice Other 21 2019
Chlorine MR 15 2023
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 10 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2013
2,4-D MR 8 2017
Dinoseb MR 8 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 8 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2018
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2019
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 5 2022
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2019
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2013
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2014
TTHM MR 3 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2010
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2010
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2010
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2010
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2010
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2010
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2010
Benzene MR 2 2010
Endrin MR 2 2013
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2013
Diquat MR 2 2013
Endothall MR 2 2013

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 Bel Air Park Apts.

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 PA4070060 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 Bel Air Park Apts 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 Groundwater Rule MR 33 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 0700
2023 Chlorine MR 15 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 0999
2022 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 5 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2931
2022 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2946
2019 Public Notice Other 21 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 7500
2019 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 10 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2063
2019 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2383
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 5000
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 7000
2017 2,4-D MR 8 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2105
2017 Dinoseb MR 8 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2041
2017 Pentachlorophenol MR 8 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 2326
2016 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 4000
2016 Radium-226 MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 4020
2016 Radium-228 MR 2 SDWIS / PA4070060 / 4030

How Bel Air Park Apts Compares

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

Metric Bel Air Park Apts Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 246 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 44 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 Bel Air Park Apts water safe to drink? ▼
Bel Air Park Apts (PWS ID: PA4070060) has 246 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 44 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bel Air Park Apts serve? ▼
Bel Air Park Apts serves 44 people in Duncansville, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Bel Air Park Apts have? ▼
Bel Air Park Apts has 246 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 215 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bel Air Park Apts water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bel Air Park Apts under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bel Air Park Apts use? ▼
Bel Air Park Apts 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.