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Community Water System · PWS PA4110061

W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened

Elmora, Pennsylvania 15737 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 488 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

488
People served
551
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 551 drinking-water violations at W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened, 1% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

551
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
488
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened

W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 488 residents in Elmora, Pennsylvania (Cambria County) through 203 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 551 total violations for this system , of which 5 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 486 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 207 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%).

W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened's 551 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
488
Total Violations
551
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
203
County
Cambria
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
486
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 207 2024
Chlorine MR 63 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 30 2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 2023
CARBON, TOTAL MR 18 2005
Public Notice Other 16 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2023
TTHM MR 9 2018
Arsenic MR 6 1995
Cadmium MR 6 1995
Chromium MR 6 1995
Fluoride MR 6 1995
Mercury MR 6 1995
Nickel MR 6 1995
Thallium, Total MR 6 1995
Antimony, Total MR 6 1995
Barium MR 6 1995
Beryllium, Total MR 6 1995
Selenium MR 6 1995
CYANIDE MR 6 1995
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2005
Diquat MR 4 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 1994
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2021
Simazine MR 2 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2021
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2021
Endrin MR 2 2018
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2024

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 W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened.

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 PA4110061 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 W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 207 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 0200
2024 Diquat MR 4 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2032
2024 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 0800
2023 Chlorine MR 63 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 0999
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 0300
2023 Public Notice Other 16 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 7500
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2456
2022 Combined Uranium MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 4006
2021 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2035
2021 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2037
2021 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2039
2021 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2306
2021 Atrazine MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2050
2018 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2950
2018 Endrin MR 2 SDWIS / PA4110061 / 2005

How W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened Compares

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

Metric W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 551 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 488 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 W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened water safe to drink? ▼
W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened (PWS ID: PA4110061) has 551 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 488 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened serve? ▼
W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened serves 488 people in Elmora, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 203 service connections.
What type of violations does W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened have? ▼
W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened has 551 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 486 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened use? ▼
W Carroll Twp W Auth St Bened uses Surface Water 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.