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Community Water System · PWS PA5040022

Borough of Conway

Conway, Pennsylvania 15027 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 2,176 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,176
People served
159
EPA violations
60
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 159 drinking-water violations at Borough of Conway, 38% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

159
Total EPA violations on record
38%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,176
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Borough of Conway

Borough of Conway is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,176 residents in Conway, Pennsylvania (Beaver County) through 995 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 159 total violations for this system , of which 60 (38%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 70 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 58 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Borough of Conway's 159 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
2,176
Total Violations
159
Health-Based Violations
60
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
995
County
Beaver
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
60
Monitoring Violations
70
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 58 2011
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 29 2010
Chlorine MR 21 2010
Public Notice Other 17 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2023
TTHM MR 5 2023
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1993

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 Borough of Conway.

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 PA5040022 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 Borough of Conway 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
2024 Public Notice Other 17 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 7500
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 2456
2023 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 2950
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 7000
2011 TTHM MCL 58 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 2950
2010 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 29 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 0200
2010 Chlorine MR 21 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 0999
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 3100
1993 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / PA5040022 / 3100

How Borough of Conway Compares

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

Metric Borough of Conway Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 159 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 60 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 2,176 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 Borough of Conway water safe to drink? ▼
Borough of Conway (PWS ID: PA5040022) has 159 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,176 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Borough of Conway serve? ▼
Borough of Conway serves 2,176 people in Conway, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 995 service connections.
What type of violations does Borough of Conway have? ▼
Borough of Conway has 159 total violations: 60 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 70 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Borough of Conway water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Borough of Conway under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Borough of Conway use? ▼
Borough of Conway 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. 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.