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Community Water System · PWS PA4110001

Teakettle Run Water Auth

Nicktown, Pennsylvania 15762 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 92 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

92
People served
263
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 263 drinking-water violations at Teakettle Run Water Auth, 7% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

263
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
92
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Teakettle Run Water Auth

Teakettle Run Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 92 residents in Nicktown, Pennsylvania (Cambria County) through 42 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 263 total violations for this system , of which 18 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 225 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 14 violations (MON). 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%).

Teakettle Run Water Auth's 263 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
92
Total Violations
263
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
42
County
Cambria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
225
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 2025
Benzene MR 12 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2005
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 1999
Chlorine MR 9 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 1992
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 7 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 7 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 7 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 7 2005
Styrene MR 7 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 7 2005
Toluene MR 7 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 7 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 7 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 7 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 2018
Nitrate MR 5 2001
Combined Uranium MR 4 2013
Benzene MCL 4 1998
Groundwater Rule MR 3 2020

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 Teakettle Run 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 PA4110001 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 Teakettle Run 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 8000
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 7000
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2456
2021 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2950
2020 Groundwater Rule MR 3 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 0700
2018 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 0999
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 8000
2013 Combined Uranium MR 4 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 4006
2005 Benzene MR 12 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2990
2005 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2969
2005 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2980
2005 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2981
2005 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2982
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / PA4110001 / 2977

How Teakettle Run Water Auth Compares

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

Metric Teakettle Run Water Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 263 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 92 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 Teakettle Run Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Teakettle Run Water Auth (PWS ID: PA4110001) has 263 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 92 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Teakettle Run Water Auth serve? ▼
Teakettle Run Water Auth serves 92 people in Nicktown, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 42 service connections.
What type of violations does Teakettle Run Water Auth have? ▼
Teakettle Run Water Auth has 263 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 225 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Teakettle Run Water Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Teakettle Run Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Teakettle Run Water Auth use? ▼
Teakettle Run 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.