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Masontown Muni Water Works

Operator location Masontown, Pennsylvania - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,841 people served; 392 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

3,841
People served (this PWS)
392
EPA violations (this PWS)
29
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Masontown Muni Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

3,841 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,111 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Masontown Muni Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (392), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,841; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#9,111 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#334 of 1,340
Population · PA
392
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,875
County
Fayette
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
326
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 60 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 47 2011
Chlorine MR 32 2023
Public Notice Other 19 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 15 2020
TTHM MR 13 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 2003
Nitrate MR 11 2003
CARBON, TOTAL MR 6 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2012
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2002
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2002
Benzene MR 4 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
Toluene MR 4 2002
Simazine MR 4 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 4 2010

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Masontown Muni Water Works has 392 recorded EPA violations, 93% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 6% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (29 of 392), and it ranks #9,111 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

392 Higher than most more violations than 93% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 87 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/18/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/18/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/18/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/18/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/18/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/18/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/18/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/18/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/20/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/20/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/20/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/20/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/20/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/20/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/20/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/20/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/20/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/20/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/20/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/20/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/20/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/20/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Masontown Muni Water Works

EPA SDWIS lists 3,841 people served and 1,875 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

392 violations · 3,841 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Masontown Muni Water Works

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater