Question 1

Is Cochranton Boro Water Dept water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cochranton Boro Water Dept (PWS ID: PA6200008) has 150 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,136 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cochranton Boro Water Dept serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cochranton Boro Water Dept serves 1,136 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cochranton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 713 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cochranton, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cochranton Boro Water Dept have?

Accepted Answer

Cochranton Boro Water Dept has 150 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 141 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Cochranton Boro Water Dept water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Cochranton Boro Water Dept under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Cochranton Boro Water Dept use?

Accepted Answer

Cochranton Boro Water Dept uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Cochranton Boro Water Dept sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Cochranton Boro Water Dept ranks #18,338 of 29,740 by people served, and #713 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Cochranton Boro Water Dept's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cochranton Boro Water Dept has 150 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cochranton Boro Water Dept. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Groundwater Rule	MR	17	2021
TTHM	MR	9	2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	2014
Nitrate	MR	6	2003
Endothall	MR	6	2011
Picloram	MR	6	2011
2,4-D	MR	6	2011
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	6	2011
Carbofuran	MR	6	2011
Glyphosate	MR	6	2011
OXAMYL	MR	6	2011
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	6	2011
Pentachlorophenol	MR	6	2011
Chlorine	MR	4	2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	2021
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2011
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2011
Simazine	MR	2	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2011
Atrazine	MR	2	2011
LASSO	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor	MR	2	2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2011
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2011
Chlordane	MR	2	2011
Toxaphene	MR	2	2011
Endrin	MR	2	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2011

Cochranton Boro Water Dept

Cochranton Boro Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Cochranton Boro Water Dept

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served