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Marsteller Comm Water Auth

Marsteller, Pennsylvania 15760 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 75 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

75
People served
1,783
EPA violations
41
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,783 drinking-water violations at Marsteller Comm Water Auth, 2% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

1,783
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
75
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Marsteller Comm Water Auth

Marsteller Comm Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 75 residents in Marsteller, Pennsylvania (Cambria County) through 58 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,783 total violations for this system , of which 41 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,664 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 DICHLOROMETHANE, recorded in 58 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%).

Marsteller Comm Water Auth's 1,783 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
75
Total Violations
1,783
Health-Based Violations
41
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
58
County
Cambria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1,664
Treatment Tech Violations
41

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 58 2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 58 2019
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 58 2019
Tetrachloroethylene MR 58 2019
Toluene MR 58 2019
Ethylbenzene MR 58 2019
Carbon tetrachloride MR 58 2019
Trichloroethylene MR 58 2019
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 58 2019
CHLOROBENZENE MR 58 2019
Benzene MR 58 2019
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 58 2019
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 58 2019
Styrene MR 58 2019
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 58 2019
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 58 2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 58 2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 54 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 54 2019
Xylenes, Total MR 54 2019
Public Notice Other 49 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 41 2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 15 2018
Nitrate MR 14 2003
Arsenic MR 12 2009
Toxaphene MR 12 2012
2,4-D MR 12 2012
Endrin MR 12 2012
BHC-GAMMA MR 12 2012
Methoxychlor MR 12 2012

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 Marsteller Comm 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 PA4110020 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 Marsteller Comm 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
2024 Public Notice Other 49 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 7500
2022 Asbestos MR 4 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 1094
2021 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 11 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2063
2020 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2456
2020 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2950
2019 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2964
2019 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2979
2019 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2980
2019 Tetrachloroethylene MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2987
2019 Toluene MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2991
2019 Ethylbenzene MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2992
2019 Carbon tetrachloride MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2982
2019 Trichloroethylene MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2984
2019 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2985
2019 CHLOROBENZENE MR 58 SDWIS / PA4110020 / 2989

How Marsteller Comm Water Auth Compares

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

Metric Marsteller Comm Water Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,783 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 41 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 75 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 Marsteller Comm Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Marsteller Comm Water Auth (PWS ID: PA4110020) has 1783 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 75 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Marsteller Comm Water Auth serve? ▼
Marsteller Comm Water Auth serves 75 people in Marsteller, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 58 service connections.
What type of violations does Marsteller Comm Water Auth have? ▼
Marsteller Comm Water Auth has 1,783 total violations: 41 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,664 monitoring/reporting violations, and 41 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Marsteller Comm Water Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Marsteller Comm Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Marsteller Comm Water Auth use? ▼
Marsteller Comm 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.