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Community Water System · PWS PA6250049

Girard Boro Water Dept

Girard, Pennsylvania 16417 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,301 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,301
People served
1,016
EPA violations
14
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,016 drinking-water violations at Girard Boro Water Dept, 1% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

1,016
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,301
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Girard Boro Water Dept

Girard Boro Water Dept is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,301 residents in Girard, Pennsylvania (Erie County) through 1,277 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,016 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 948 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 50 violations (Other). 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. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Girard Boro Water Dept's 1,016 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
3,301
Total Violations
1,016
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,277
County
Erie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
948
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 50 2012
Nitrate MR 45 2016
Chlorine MR 31 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 28 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 28 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 28 2016
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 28 2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 28 2016
Carbon tetrachloride MR 28 2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 28 2016
Tetrachloroethylene MR 28 2016
CHLOROBENZENE MR 28 2016
Ethylbenzene MR 28 2016
Styrene MR 28 2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 28 2016
Xylenes, Total MR 28 2016
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 28 2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 28 2016
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 28 2016
Trichloroethylene MR 28 2016
Benzene MR 28 2016
Toluene MR 28 2016
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 28 2016
Groundwater Rule MR 18 2013
Arsenic MR 16 2011
Nitrite MR 15 2016
Barium MR 12 2002
Cadmium MR 12 2002
Chromium MR 12 2002
Fluoride MR 12 2002

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpS 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/17/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/17/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/17/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/17/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/21/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/21/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt 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 Girard Boro Water Dept.

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 PA6250049 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 Girard Boro Water Dept 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
2017 Chlorine MR 31 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 0999
2016 Nitrate MR 45 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 1040
2016 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2380
2016 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2968
2016 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2977
2016 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2980
2016 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2981
2016 Carbon tetrachloride MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2982
2016 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2985
2016 Tetrachloroethylene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2987
2016 CHLOROBENZENE MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2989
2016 Ethylbenzene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2992
2016 Styrene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2996
2016 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2378
2016 Xylenes, Total MR 28 SDWIS / PA6250049 / 2955

How Girard Boro Water Dept Compares

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

Metric Girard Boro Water Dept Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,016 150.6 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 3,301 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 Girard Boro Water Dept water safe to drink?
Girard Boro Water Dept (PWS ID: PA6250049) has 1016 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,301 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Girard Boro Water Dept serve?
Girard Boro Water Dept serves 3,301 people in Girard, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,277 service connections.
What type of violations does Girard Boro Water Dept have?
Girard Boro Water Dept has 1,016 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 948 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Girard Boro Water Dept water?
No. Girard Boro Water Dept was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Girard Boro Water Dept use?
Girard Boro Water Dept uses Groundwater 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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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.