Springdale Boro Water Dept

Water Quality Snapshot: Springdale Boro Water Dept

Springdale Boro Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,405 residents in Springdale, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) through 1,763 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 249 total violations for this system , of which 77 (31%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 161 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2013.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Trichloroethylene, recorded in 77 violations (MCL, health-based). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 1 PFAS compound was detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 7.6 ppt (parts per trillion). 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. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Springdale Boro Water Dept's 249 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.