Community Water System · PWS PA6250049
Girard Boro Water Dept
Operator location Girard, Pennsylvania - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 1,016 EPA violations; groundwater source; 3,301 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 3,301
- People served (this PWS)
- 1,016
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 14
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Girard Boro Water Dept standing, high SDWIS violation third
1,016 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,930 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Girard Boro Water Dept sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (1,016), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 3,301 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #9,930 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #355 of 1,340
- Population · PA
- 1,016
- Total EPA violations on record
- 1%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
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 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Girard Boro Water Dept has 1,016 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 1,016), and it ranks #9,930 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
1,016 Higher than most more violations than 99% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
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 |
SDWIS compliance record for Girard Boro Water Dept
1,016 violations on record for PA6250049; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
1,016 violations · 3,301 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Girard Boro Water Dept
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