COLLEGE TWP WATER AUTHORITY
PWS ID: PA4140082 · STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania 16801
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,000
Total Violations
652
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,883
- County
- Centre
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 636
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Simazine | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Picloram | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Endothall | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Atrazine | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| LASSO | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 20 | 1995 |
| Arsenic | MR | 13 | 1999 |
| Mercury | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Selenium | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Barium | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Fluoride | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Chromium | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Cadmium | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Nickel | MR | 12 | 1999 |
| Nitrate | MR | 10 | 2015 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/19/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/19/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/19/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/19/2023 | 0.0032 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 7/19/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/19/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.