Question 1

Is South Fulton Elem Sch water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

South Fulton Elem Sch (PWS ID: PA4290818) has 96 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 499 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does South Fulton Elem Sch serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that South Fulton Elem Sch serves 499 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Warfordsburg or any other city). It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does South Fulton Elem Sch have?

Accepted Answer

South Fulton Elem Sch has 96 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 89 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in South Fulton Elem Sch water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for South Fulton Elem Sch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does South Fulton Elem Sch use?

Accepted Answer

South Fulton Elem Sch uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does South Fulton Elem Sch's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

South Fulton Elem Sch has 96 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 72% of that cohort has fewer violations than South Fulton Elem Sch. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	13	2010
Nitrite	MR	11	2007
Nitrate	MR	6	2007
Arsenic	MR	4	2009
Public Notice	Other	3	2012
Fluoride	MR	3	2003
Thallium, Total	MR	3	2003
Nickel	MR	3	2003
Chromium	MR	3	2003
Cadmium	MR	3	2003
Selenium	MR	3	2003
Beryllium, Total	MR	3	2003
Barium	MR	3	2003
Antimony, Total	MR	3	2003
E. COLI	MR	2	2010
Endrin	MR	2	2015
Simazine	MR	2	2015
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2015
Atrazine	MR	2	2015
LASSO	MR	2	2015
Heptachlor	MR	2	2015
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2015
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	2	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2015
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	2	2010
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2015
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2015
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2015

South Fulton Elem Sch

South Fulton Elem Sch standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for South Fulton Elem Sch

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load