HIGHRIDGE WATER AUTH
PWS ID: PA5650069 · BLAIRSVILLE, Pennsylvania 15717
PFAS Detected
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
16,000
Total Violations
249
Health-Based Violations
35
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 5,652
- County
- Westmoreland
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 24
- Monitoring Violations
- 187
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 11
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 28 | 2023 |
| Nitrate | MR | 18 | 2007 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 17 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 14 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2006 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 10 | 2002 |
| Chlorine | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 9 | 1999 |
| TTHM | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 6 | 2023 |
| Public Notice | Other | 5 | 2020 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 5 | 2010 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2016 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 4 | 2017 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 3 | 2005 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 2010 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 1995 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 2 | 1995 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/21/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/21/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/21/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/21/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/21/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/21/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/21/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/21/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/21/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/21/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 8/21/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/21/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/21/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/21/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.