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Community Water System · PWS PA5100135

Seven Fields Boro Water Dept

Seven Fields, Pennsylvania 16046 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,100
People served
90
EPA violations
24
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 90 drinking-water violations at Seven Fields Boro Water Dept, 27% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

90
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Seven Fields Boro Water Dept

Seven Fields Boro Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,100 residents in Seven Fields, Pennsylvania (Butler County) through 1,427 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 90 total violations for this system , of which 24 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 59 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 24 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%).

Seven Fields Boro Water Dept's 90 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
3,100
Total Violations
90
Health-Based Violations
24
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,427
County
Butler
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
24
Monitoring Violations
59
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 24 2011
TTHM MR 17 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2015
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2017
Chlorine MR 9 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2017
Public Notice Other 2 2008

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 Seven Fields Boro Water Dept.

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 PA5100135 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 Seven Fields Boro Water Dept 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
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 0200
2017 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 0999
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 8000
2015 TTHM MR 17 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 2456
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 3100
2011 TTHM MCL 24 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 2950
2008 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 7500
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / PA5100135 / 7000

How Seven Fields Boro Water Dept Compares

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

Metric Seven Fields Boro Water Dept Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 90 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 24 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 3,100 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 Seven Fields Boro Water Dept water safe to drink? ▼
Seven Fields Boro Water Dept (PWS ID: PA5100135) has 90 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,100 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Seven Fields Boro Water Dept serve? ▼
Seven Fields Boro Water Dept serves 3,100 people in Seven Fields, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,427 service connections.
What type of violations does Seven Fields Boro Water Dept have? ▼
Seven Fields Boro Water Dept has 90 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 59 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Seven Fields Boro Water Dept water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Seven Fields Boro Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Seven Fields Boro Water Dept use? ▼
Seven Fields Boro Water Dept 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.