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Hughesville Borough Water Auth

Hughesville, Pennsylvania 17737 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,800 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,800
People served
751
EPA violations
8
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 751 drinking-water violations at Hughesville Borough Water Auth, 1% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

751
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,800
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hughesville Borough Water Auth

Hughesville Borough Water Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,800 residents in Hughesville, Pennsylvania (Lycoming County) through 1,180 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 751 total violations for this system , of which 8 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 650 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 89 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

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%).

Hughesville Borough Water Auth's 751 violations sit above 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
2,800
Total Violations
751
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,180
County
Lycoming
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
650
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 89 2025
Public Notice Other 80 2018
Groundwater Rule MR 57 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 23 2025
TTHM MR 22 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 2025
Nitrate MR 19 2013
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2013
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 2013
Xylenes, Total MR 14 2013
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 14 2013
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 14 2013
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 14 2013
Trichloroethylene MR 14 2013
Tetrachloroethylene MR 14 2013
Benzene MR 14 2013
Toluene MR 14 2013
Ethylbenzene MR 14 2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 14 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 14 2013
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 14 2013
CHLOROBENZENE MR 14 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 14 2013
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2013
Carbon tetrachloride MR 14 2013
Styrene MR 14 2013
Nitrite MR 13 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2019

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 Hughesville Borough 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 PA4410178 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 Hughesville Borough 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
2025 Chlorine MR 89 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 0999
2025 Groundwater Rule MR 57 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 0700
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 23 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 8000
2025 TTHM MR 22 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 21 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2456
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 5000
2018 Public Notice Other 80 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 7500
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 7000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 8000
2017 Groundwater Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 0700
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 26 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 3100
2014 Methoxychlor MR 10 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2015
2014 2,4-D MR 10 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2105
2014 Chlordane MR 10 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2959
2014 Glyphosate MR 10 SDWIS / PA4410178 / 2034

How Hughesville Borough Water Auth Compares

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

Metric Hughesville Borough Water Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 751 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 8 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 2,800 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 Hughesville Borough Water Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Hughesville Borough Water Auth (PWS ID: PA4410178) has 751 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,800 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hughesville Borough Water Auth serve? ▼
Hughesville Borough Water Auth serves 2,800 people in Hughesville, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,180 service connections.
What type of violations does Hughesville Borough Water Auth have? ▼
Hughesville Borough Water Auth has 751 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 650 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hughesville Borough Water Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hughesville Borough Water Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hughesville Borough Water Auth use? ▼
Hughesville Borough Water Auth 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 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.