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Driftwood Borough

Driftwood, Pennsylvania 15832 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 258 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

258
People served
1,058
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,058 drinking-water violations at Driftwood Borough, 1% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

1,058
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
258
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Driftwood Borough

Driftwood Borough is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 258 residents in Driftwood, Pennsylvania (Cameron County) through 131 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,058 total violations for this system , of which 14 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 848 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 504 violations (MR). 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%).

Driftwood Borough's 1,058 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
258
Total Violations
1,058
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
131
County
Cameron
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
848
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 504 2025
Public Notice Other 151 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 22 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 16 2009
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 13 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2018
TTHM MR 13 2018
Chlorine MR 10 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2009
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2009
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2009
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2009
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2009
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2009
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2009
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2009
Trichloroethylene MR 9 2009
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 9 2009
Tetrachloroethylene MR 9 2009
CHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2009
Toluene MR 9 2009
Ethylbenzene MR 9 2009
Styrene MR 9 2009
Nitrate MR 9 1993
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 9 2009
Benzene MR 9 2009
Combined Uranium MR 8 2019

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 Driftwood Borough.

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 PA6120001 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 Driftwood Borough 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 504 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 0200
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 0300
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 13 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 0200
2019 Combined Uranium MR 8 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 4006
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2456
2018 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2950
2016 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 4000
2014 Public Notice Other 151 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 7500
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 3100
2014 Chlorine MR 10 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 0999
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 22 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 7000
2009 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 16 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2378
2009 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2380
2009 Xylenes, Total MR 10 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2955
2009 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 SDWIS / PA6120001 / 2964

How Driftwood Borough Compares

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

Metric Driftwood Borough Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,058 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 258 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 Driftwood Borough water safe to drink? ▼
Driftwood Borough (PWS ID: PA6120001) has 1058 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 258 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Driftwood Borough serve? ▼
Driftwood Borough serves 258 people in Driftwood, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 131 service connections.
What type of violations does Driftwood Borough have? ▼
Driftwood Borough has 1,058 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 848 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Driftwood Borough water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Driftwood Borough under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Driftwood Borough use? ▼
Driftwood Borough 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.