Community Water System · PWS PA4140014

Mount Eagle Water Assoc

Howard, Pennsylvania 16841 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 130 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

130
People served: 3,283
EPA violations: 3
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 3,283 drinking-water violations at Mount Eagle Water Assoc - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

3,283
Total EPA violations on record: 0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 130
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mount Eagle Water Assoc

Mount Eagle Water Assoc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 130 residents in Howard, Pennsylvania (Centre County) through 41 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 3,283 total violations for this system , of which 3 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 3,237 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 451 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%).

Mount Eagle Water Assoc's 3,283 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

130

Total Violations

3,283

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 41
County: Centre
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 3,237
Treatment Tech Violations: 3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	451	2003
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	128	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	100	2003
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	77	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	77	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	77	2002
Benzene	MR	77	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	77	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	77	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	76	2002
Styrene	MR	67	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	64	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	64	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	64	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	64	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	64	2002
Toluene	MR	64	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	64	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	64	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	64	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	64	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	64	2002
Nitrate	MR	64	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	64	2002
Arsenic	MR	57	2002
Barium	MR	55	2002
Cadmium	MR	55	2002
Chromium	MR	55	2002
Mercury	MR	55	2002
Selenium	MR	55	2002

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 Mount Eagle Water Assoc.

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 PA4140014 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 Mount Eagle Water Assoc 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
2022	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	19	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 7000
2022	Radium-226	MR	2	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 4020
2022	Radium-228	MR	2	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 4030
2022	Combined Uranium	MR	2	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 4006
2020	Groundwater Rule	MR	25	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 0700
2017	Chlorine	MR	1	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 0999
2007	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	20	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 4000
2003	Coliform (TCR)	MR	451	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 3100
2003	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	100	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 5000
2002	Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	128	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 0200
2002	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	77	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 2969
2002	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	77	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 2977
2002	Trichloroethylene	MR	77	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 2984
2002	Benzene	MR	77	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 2990
2002	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	77	SDWIS / PA4140014 / 2982

How Mount Eagle Water Assoc Compares

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

Metric	Mount Eagle Water Assoc	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	3,283	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	130	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 Mount Eagle Water Assoc water safe to drink? ▼

Mount Eagle Water Assoc (PWS ID: PA4140014) has 3283 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 130 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Mount Eagle Water Assoc serve? ▼

Mount Eagle Water Assoc serves 130 people in Howard, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 41 service connections.

What type of violations does Mount Eagle Water Assoc have? ▼

Mount Eagle Water Assoc has 3,283 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 3,237 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Mount Eagle Water Assoc water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Mount Eagle Water Assoc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Mount Eagle Water Assoc use? ▼

Mount Eagle Water Assoc 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.