Question 1

Is Somerset Twp M a Friedens water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Somerset Twp M a Friedens (PWS ID: PA4560057) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,374 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Somerset Twp M a Friedens serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Somerset Twp M a Friedens serves 1,374 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Somerset or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 388 service connections. The operator address is listed in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Somerset Twp M a Friedens have?

Accepted Answer

Somerset Twp M a Friedens has 89 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 87 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 Somerset Twp M a Friedens water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Somerset Twp M a Friedens under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Somerset Twp M a Friedens use?

Accepted Answer

Somerset Twp M a Friedens uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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

Where does Somerset Twp M a Friedens sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Somerset Twp M a Friedens ranks #16,753 of 29,740 by people served, and #661 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Somerset Twp M a Friedens's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Somerset Twp M a Friedens has 89 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 29% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 71% of that cohort has fewer violations than Somerset Twp M a Friedens. 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
Chlorine	MR	16	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	6	2021
TTHM	MR	6	2021
Coliform (TCR)	MR	5	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2003
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2003
Chlordane	MR	2	2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	2023
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Benzene	MR	2	2005
Nitrate	MR	2	2003
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2003
Styrene	MR	2	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2005

Somerset Twp M a Friedens

Somerset Twp M a Friedens standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Somerset Twp M a Friedens

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served