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Community Water System · PWS PA5100127

Chicora Medical Center

Chicora, Pennsylvania 16025 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
126
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 126 drinking-water violations at Chicora Medical Center, 4% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

126
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Chicora Medical Center

Chicora Medical Center is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Chicora, Pennsylvania (Butler County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 126 total violations for this system , of which 5 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 109 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 8 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%).

Chicora Medical Center's 126 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
150
Total Violations
126
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Butler
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
109
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 8 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 2022
Simazine MR 5 2022
Atrazine MR 5 2022
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 5 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2016
Public Notice Other 4 2025
Nitrite MR 4 2021
Groundwater Rule MR 4 2014
Nitrate MR 4 2021
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 3 2019
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 3 2019
E. COLI MR 3 2011
Radium-226 MR 2 2007
Radium-228 MR 2 2007
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2016
Endothall MR 2 2016
Glyphosate MR 2 2016
OXAMYL MR 2 2016
Picloram MR 2 2016
Dinoseb MR 2 2016
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2016
Heptachlor MR 2 2016
2,4-D MR 2 2016
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2016
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2016
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2016
Toxaphene MR 2 2016

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 Chicora Medical Center.

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 PA5100127 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 Chicora Medical Center 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 Groundwater Rule TT 5 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 0700
2025 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 7500
2025 TTHM MR 1 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 1 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2456
2022 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2035
2022 Simazine MR 5 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2037
2022 Atrazine MR 5 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2050
2022 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2306
2021 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 1041
2021 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 1040
2019 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 3 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2063
2019 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 3 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2383
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 7000
2016 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2010
2016 Endothall MR 2 SDWIS / PA5100127 / 2033

How Chicora Medical Center Compares

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

Metric Chicora Medical Center Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 126 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 150 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 Chicora Medical Center water safe to drink? ▼
Chicora Medical Center (PWS ID: PA5100127) has 126 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Chicora Medical Center serve? ▼
Chicora Medical Center serves 150 people in Chicora, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Chicora Medical Center have? ▼
Chicora Medical Center has 126 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 109 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Chicora Medical Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Chicora Medical Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Chicora Medical Center use? ▼
Chicora Medical Center 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.