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Community Water System · PWS PA4140096

State College Boro Water Auth

State College, Pennsylvania 16801 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 72,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

72,000
People served
143
EPA violations
0
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 143 drinking-water violations at State College Boro Water Auth - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

143
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
72,000
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: State College Boro Water Auth

State College Boro Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 72,000 residents in State College, Pennsylvania (Centre County) through 14,711 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 143 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 135 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 CYANIDE, recorded in 6 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

State College Boro Water Auth's 143 violations sit below 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
72,000
Total Violations
143
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
14,711
County
Centre
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
135
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
CYANIDE MR 6 2023
Arsenic MR 4 2020
Barium MR 4 2020
Mercury MR 4 2020
Selenium MR 4 2020
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2020
Groundwater Rule MR 4 2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2023
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2023
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2023
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2023
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2023
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2023
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2023
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2023
Toluene MR 4 2023
Styrene MR 4 2023
Chromium MR 4 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2023
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2023
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2023
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2023
Antimony, Total MR 4 2020
Nickel MR 4 2020
Cadmium MR 4 2020
Benzene MR 4 2023
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2023
Fluoride MR 4 2020
Thallium, Total MR 4 2020

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 348 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NFDHA 7/10/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/10/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/10/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/10/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/10/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/10/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/10/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/10/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/10/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/10/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/10/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/10/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/10/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

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 State College Boro 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 PA4140096 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 State College Boro 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 Groundwater Rule MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 0700
2023 CYANIDE MR 6 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 1024
2023 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2378
2023 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2380
2023 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2969
2023 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2979
2023 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2980
2023 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2981
2023 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2982
2023 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2983
2023 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2985
2023 Toluene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2991
2023 Styrene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2996
2023 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2984
2023 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / PA4140096 / 2989

How State College Boro Water Auth Compares

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

Metric State College Boro Water Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 143 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 72,000 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 State College Boro Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
State College Boro Water Auth (PWS ID: PA4140096) has 143 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 72,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does State College Boro Water Auth serve? ▼
State College Boro Water Auth serves 72,000 people in State College, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 14,711 service connections.
What type of violations does State College Boro Water Auth have? ▼
State College Boro Water Auth has 143 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 135 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in State College Boro Water Auth water? ▼
No. State College Boro Water Auth was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does State College Boro Water Auth use? ▼
State College Boro Water Auth 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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). 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.