PENN STATE UNIV
PWS ID: PA4140095 · UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania 16802
Population Served
37,000
Total Violations
171
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 447
- County
- Centre
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 165
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Beta Particle Activity | MR | 25 | 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 8 | 2025 |
| Nitrate | MR | 8 | 2020 |
| Chlorine | MR | 7 | 2019 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Benzene | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2017 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Toluene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Styrene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2003 |
| TTHM | MR | 3 | 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2005 |
| Nitrite | MR | 2 | 2020 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | 1990 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFDHA | 7/16/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/16/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/16/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/16/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/16/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/7/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 5/7/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/7/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 10/28/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 10/28/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 10/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 10/28/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 10/28/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 10/28/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 10/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 10/28/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 10/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/28/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/28/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/28/2024 | <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.