Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA5100426

Penn United Tech

Cabot, Pennsylvania 16023 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 340 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

340
People served: 662
EPA violations: 53
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 662 drinking-water violations at Penn United Tech, 8% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

662
Total EPA violations on record: 8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 340
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Penn United Tech

Penn United Tech is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 340 residents in Cabot, Pennsylvania (Butler County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 662 total violations for this system , of which 53 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 606 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 Trichloroethylene, recorded in 43 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%).

Penn United Tech's 662 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

340

Total Violations

662

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 3
County: Butler
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 53
Monitoring Violations: 606
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Trichloroethylene	MCL	43	2024
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	22	2018
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	19	2015
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	18	2018
Xylenes, Total	MR	17	2015
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	17	2015
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	17	2015
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	17	2015
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	17	2015
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	17	2015
Trichloroethylene	MR	17	2015
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	17	2015
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	17	2015
Toluene	MR	17	2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	17	2015
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	17	2015
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	17	2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	17	2015
Benzene	MR	17	2015
Ethylbenzene	MR	17	2015
Styrene	MR	17	2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	17	2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	17	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MR	16	2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	14	2012
Glyphosate	MR	14	2013
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	10	2011
Diquat	MR	10	2012
OXAMYL	MR	10	2012
Carbofuran	MR	10	2012

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 Penn United Tech.

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 PA5100426 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 Penn United Tech 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	Trichloroethylene	MCL	43	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2984
2018	2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	22	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2063
2018	Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	18	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2383
2018	Nitrate	MR	5	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 1040
2018	Barium	MR	3	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 1010
2018	Nitrite	MR	2	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 1041
2015	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	19	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2985
2015	Xylenes, Total	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2955
2015	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2968
2015	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2980
2015	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2981
2015	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2982
2015	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2983
2015	Trichloroethylene	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2984
2015	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	17	SDWIS / PA5100426 / 2987

How Penn United Tech Compares

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

Metric	Penn United Tech	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	662	150.6	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	53	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	340	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 Penn United Tech water safe to drink? ▼

Penn United Tech (PWS ID: PA5100426) has 662 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 340 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Penn United Tech serve? ▼

Penn United Tech serves 340 people in Cabot, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.

What type of violations does Penn United Tech have? ▼

Penn United Tech has 662 total violations: 53 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 606 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Penn United Tech water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Penn United Tech under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Penn United Tech use? ▼

Penn United Tech uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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.