ICMSA CROOKED CREEK

Q: Is ICMSA CROOKED CREEK water safe to drink?

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK (PWS ID: PA5320109) has 270 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 9,638 people using Surface Water sources.

Q: What type of violations does ICMSA CROOKED CREEK have?

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK has 270 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 228 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in ICMSA CROOKED CREEK water?

No. ICMSA CROOKED CREEK was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

Q: What water source does ICMSA CROOKED CREEK use?

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 3, 2026

PWS ID: PA5320109 · INDIANA, Pennsylvania 15701

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK serves 9,638 people in INDIANA, Pennsylvania using Surface Water water sources. It has 270 recorded EPA violations, including 28 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: ICMSA CROOKED CREEK

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 9,638 residents in INDIANA, Pennsylvania (Indiana County) through 3,785 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 270 total violations for this system , of which 28 (10%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 228 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 30 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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. ICMSA CROOKED CREEK's 270 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). 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

9,638

Total Violations

270

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Surface Water

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 3,785
County: Indiana
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 28
Monitoring Violations: 228
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	30	2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	28	2020
Public Notice	Other	14	2025
Chlorine	MR	11	2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	11	2024
Coliform (TCR)	MR	10	2010
Pentachlorophenol	MR	8	2014
Methoxychlor	MR	7	2014
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	7	2014
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	7	2014
Selenium	MR	6	2023
Arsenic	MR	5	2021
TTHM	MR	4	2010
Cadmium	MR	4	2013
Antimony, Total	MR	4	2013
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	2013
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2013
Endrin	MR	4	2014
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	2014
Dalapon	MR	4	2014
Endothall	MR	4	2014
Glyphosate	MR	4	2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2014
OXAMYL	MR	4	2014
Simazine	MR	4	2014
Dinoseb	MR	4	2014
Carbofuran	MR	4	2014
LASSO	MR	4	2014
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	4	2014
Heptachlor	MR	4	2014

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFMPA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/25/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	9/25/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	9/25/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	9/25/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	9/25/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/25/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/25/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	6/19/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	6/19/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	6/19/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	6/19/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	6/19/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	6/19/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	6/19/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	6/19/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	6/19/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	6/19/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	6/19/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	6/19/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	6/19/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected

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 ICMSA CROOKED CREEK.

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 PA5320109 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 ICMSA CROOKED CREEK 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	Public Notice	Other	14	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 7500
2024	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	11	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2456
2023	Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	30	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 0200
2023	Selenium	MR	6	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 1045
2021	Arsenic	MR	5	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 1005
2020	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	28	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2456
2014	Pentachlorophenol	MR	8	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2326
2014	Methoxychlor	MR	7	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2015
2014	Heptachlor epoxide	MR	7	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2067
2014	Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	7	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2042
2014	Endrin	MR	4	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2005
2014	BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2010
2014	Dalapon	MR	4	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2031
2014	Endothall	MR	4	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2033
2014	Glyphosate	MR	4	SDWIS / PA5320109 / 2034

How ICMSA CROOKED CREEK Compares

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

Metric	ICMSA CROOKED CREEK	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	270	150.6	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	28	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	9,638	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
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ICMSA CROOKED CREEK water safe to drink? ▼

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK (PWS ID: PA5320109) has 270 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 9,638 people using Surface Water sources.

How many people does ICMSA CROOKED CREEK serve? ▼

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK serves 9,638 people in INDIANA, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 3,785 service connections.

What type of violations does ICMSA CROOKED CREEK have? ▼

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK has 270 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 228 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in ICMSA CROOKED CREEK water? ▼

No. ICMSA CROOKED CREEK was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does ICMSA CROOKED CREEK use? ▼

ICMSA CROOKED CREEK 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.

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