SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY

Q: Is SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY water safe to drink?

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY (PWS ID: PA4140118) has 226 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 1 PFAS compound found. This system serves 3,300 people using Groundwater sources.

Q: What type of violations does SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY have?

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY has 226 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 203 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY water?

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound in SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY's water supply: PFHxS. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

Q: What water source does SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY use?

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

PWS ID: PA4140118 · BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania 16823

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY serves 3,300 people in BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania using Groundwater water sources. It has 226 recorded EPA violations, including 6 health-based violations. PFAS "forever chemicals" were detected in UCMR5 testing (1 compound found).

Water Quality Snapshot: SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,300 residents in BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Centre County) through 1,591 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 226 total violations for this system , of which 6 (3%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 203 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 Chlorine, recorded in 25 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 1 PFAS compound was detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 0.0042 ppt. PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.

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. SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY's 226 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served

3,300

Total Violations

226

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1,591
County: Centre
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 6
Monitoring Violations: 203
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Chlorine	MR	25	2018
Nitrate	MR	10	2004
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	9	2004
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2010
Groundwater Rule	MR	8	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	6	1994
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2008
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2008
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2008
Styrene	MR	4	2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2022
TTHM	MR	4	2022
Arsenic	MR	4	1983
Fluoride	MR	4	1983
Mercury	MR	4	1983
Chromium	MR	4	1983
Cadmium	MR	4	1983
Barium	MR	4	1983
Toluene	MR	4	2008
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2008
Selenium	MR	4	1983
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2008
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2008
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2008
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2008
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2008

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFUnA	9/20/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	9/20/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/20/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/20/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	9/20/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	9/20/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/20/2023	0.0042 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Detected
PFNA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	9/20/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/18/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	9/18/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/18/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/18/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/18/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	9/18/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/18/2023	0.0039 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Detected
PFBA	9/18/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/18/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/18/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/18/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/18/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	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 SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY.

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 PA4140118 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 SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY 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	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2456
2022	TTHM	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2950
2018	Chlorine	MR	25	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 0999
2016	Groundwater Rule	MR	8	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 0700
2015	Radium-226	MR	3	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 4020
2015	Radium-228	MR	3	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 4030
2015	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	3	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 4000
2015	Combined Uranium	MR	3	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 4006
2010	Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 3100
2009	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	3	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2039
2008	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2378
2008	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2380
2008	Xylenes, Total	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2955
2008	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2964
2008	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	SDWIS / PA4140118 / 2983

How SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY Compares

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

Metric	SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	226	150.6	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	6	8.9	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	1 compound	57.6%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	3,300	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
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY water safe to drink? ▼

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY (PWS ID: PA4140118) has 226 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 1 PFAS compound found. This system serves 3,300 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY serve? ▼

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY serves 3,300 people in BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,591 service connections.

What type of violations does SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY have? ▼

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY has 226 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 203 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY water? ▼

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound in SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY's water supply: PFHxS. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

What water source does SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY use? ▼

SPRING TWP WATER AUTHORITY 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.

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