BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH

Q: Is BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH water safe to drink?

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH (PWS ID: PA6330002) has 1059 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,384 people using Surface Water sources.

Q: What type of violations does BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH have?

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH has 1,059 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,009 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH water?

No. BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

Q: What water source does BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH use?

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

PWS ID: PA6330002 · BROCKWAY, Pennsylvania 15824

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH serves 4,384 people in BROCKWAY, Pennsylvania using Surface Water water sources. It has 1,059 recorded EPA violations, including 13 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,384 residents in BROCKWAY, Pennsylvania (Jefferson County) through 1,984 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,059 total violations for this system , of which 13 (1%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,009 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 94 violations (MR). 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. BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH's 1,059 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). 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

4,384

Total Violations

1,059

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Surface Water

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 1,984
County: Jefferson
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 1,009
Treatment Tech Violations: 13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	94	2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	44	2025
Public Notice	Other	26	2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	19	2016
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	19	2016
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	19	2016
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	19	2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	19	2016
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	19	2016
Trichloroethylene	MR	19	2016
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	19	2016
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	19	2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	19	2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	19	2016
Xylenes, Total	MR	19	2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	19	2016
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	19	2016
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	19	2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	19	2016
Ethylbenzene	MR	18	2016
Styrene	MR	18	2016
Benzene	MR	18	2016
Toluene	MR	18	2016
Cadmium	MR	17	2021
Fluoride	MR	17	2021
Mercury	MR	17	2021
Arsenic	MR	17	2021
Barium	MR	17	2021
Chromium	MR	17	2021
Selenium	MR	17	2021

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFPeS	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/25/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/25/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	9/25/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/25/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/25/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/25/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTrDA	8/29/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	8/29/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	8/29/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	8/29/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	8/29/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	8/29/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	8/29/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	8/29/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	8/29/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	8/29/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	8/29/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	8/29/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	8/29/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	8/29/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	8/29/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	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 BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH.

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 PA6330002 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 BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH 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	44	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 0200
2023	Radium-228	MR	3	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 4030
2022	Nitrate	MR	11	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1040
2022	Nitrite	MR	10	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1041
2022	Chlorine	MR	4	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 0999
2021	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	94	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 0300
2021	Public Notice	Other	26	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 7500
2021	Cadmium	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1015
2021	Fluoride	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1025
2021	Mercury	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1035
2021	Arsenic	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1005
2021	Barium	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1010
2021	Chromium	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1020
2021	Selenium	MR	17	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1045
2021	CYANIDE	MR	16	SDWIS / PA6330002 / 1024

How BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH Compares

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

Metric	BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	1,059	150.6	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	13	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	4,384	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
Nitrate (as N)	10 mg/L	Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH water safe to drink? ▼

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH (PWS ID: PA6330002) has 1059 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,384 people using Surface Water sources.

How many people does BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH serve? ▼

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH serves 4,384 people in BROCKWAY, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,984 service connections.

What type of violations does BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH have? ▼

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH has 1,059 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,009 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH water? ▼

No. BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH use? ▼

BROCKWAY BORO MUNICIPAL AUTH 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.

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