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Community Water System · PWS PA5020078

Findlay Twp Municipal Auth

Clinton, Pennsylvania 15026 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 11,460 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

11,460
People served
128
EPA violations
17
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 128 drinking-water violations at Findlay Twp Municipal Auth, 13% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

128
Total EPA violations on record
13%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
11,460
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Findlay Twp Municipal Auth

Findlay Twp Municipal Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 11,460 residents in Clinton, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County) through 2,692 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 128 total violations for this system , of which 17 (13%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 100 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 31 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

Findlay Twp Municipal Auth's 128 violations sit below 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
11,460
Total Violations
128
Health-Based Violations
17
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,692
County
Allegheny
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
17
Monitoring Violations
100
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 2025
Chlorine MR 19 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 2006
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2018
TTHM MR 12 2018
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2023
TTHM MCL 4 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2017
Cadmium MR 2 1988

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 224 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFEESA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/9/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 4/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/9/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/9/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/9/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 4/9/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/9/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt 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 Findlay Twp Municipal 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 PA5020078 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 Findlay Twp Municipal 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 0200
2025 Chlorine MR 19 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 0999
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 7000
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 2456
2018 TTHM MR 12 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 2950
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 5000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 3100
2008 TTHM MCL 4 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 2950
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 3100
1988 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / PA5020078 / 1015

How Findlay Twp Municipal Auth Compares

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

Metric Findlay Twp Municipal Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 128 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 17 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 11,460 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 Findlay Twp Municipal Auth water safe to drink?
Findlay Twp Municipal Auth (PWS ID: PA5020078) has 128 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 11,460 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Findlay Twp Municipal Auth serve?
Findlay Twp Municipal Auth serves 11,460 people in Clinton, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,692 service connections.
What type of violations does Findlay Twp Municipal Auth have?
Findlay Twp Municipal Auth has 128 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 100 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Findlay Twp Municipal Auth water?
No. Findlay Twp Municipal Auth was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Findlay Twp Municipal Auth use?
Findlay Twp Municipal Auth uses Surface Water 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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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.