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Community Water System · PWS PA7210050

South Middleton Twp Water Auth

Operator location Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 354 violations and 11,695 people served.

11,695
People served (this PWS)
354
EPA violations (this PWS)
15
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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South Middleton Twp Water Auth standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,195 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

South Middleton Twp Water Auth sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (354), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (11,695; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#4,195 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#139 of 1,340
Population · PA
354
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
4,486
County
Cumberland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
326
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 26 2025
BHC-GAMMA MR 11 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 2010
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 10 2014
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 2014
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 9 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2022
Chlorine MR 7 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2024
TTHM MR 6 2024
Public Notice Other 6 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2024
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1990
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 1990
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 1990
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 1990
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 1990
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1990
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 1990
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 1990
Toluene MR 6 1990
Styrene MR 6 1990
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1990
Trichloroethylene MR 6 1990
Benzene MR 6 1990
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 1990
Ethylbenzene MR 6 1990
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1990
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1990
Vinyl chloride MR 6 1990

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

South Middleton Twp Water Auth has 354 recorded EPA violations, 93% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 7% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 354), and it ranks #4,195 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)

354 Higher than most more violations than 93% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 149 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/19/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/19/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/19/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/19/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/19/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/19/2025 3.20 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for South Middleton Twp Water Auth

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS PA7210050 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

354 violations · 11,695 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.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with South Middleton Twp Water Auth

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater