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Community Water System · PWS PA7360127

Millersville Univ

Operator location Millersville, Pennsylvania - UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 669 violations and 7,950 people served.

7,950
People served (this PWS)
669
EPA violations (this PWS)
6
Health-based (this PWS)
7 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Millersville Univ standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #5,639 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Millersville Univ sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (669), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (7,950; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 7 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).

#5,639 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#191 of 1,340
Population · PA
669
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.

PFAS Detected

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lancaster
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
638
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 47 2016
Chlorine MR 28 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 2019
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 18 2017
2,4-D MR 16 2014
LASSO MR 15 2014
Atrazine MR 14 2014
Glyphosate MR 14 2014
OXAMYL MR 14 2014
Carbofuran MR 14 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 14 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2019
Nitrate MR 12 2013
Endrin MR 12 2014
Methoxychlor MR 12 2014
Toxaphene MR 12 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 12 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 12 2014
Simazine MR 11 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 11 2014
Picloram MR 11 2014
Dinoseb MR 11 2014
Pentachlorophenol MR 11 2014
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 11 2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 11 2014
Dalapon MR 11 2014
Endothall MR 11 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 11 2014
Heptachlor MR 11 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2014

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Millersville Univ has 669 recorded EPA violations, 97% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 3% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (6 of 669), and it ranks #5,639 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)

669 Higher than most more violations than 97% 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. 12 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOA 9/22/2025 5.40 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/22/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/22/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/22/2025 6.60 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 9/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/22/2025 5.30 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFEESA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/22/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/22/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/22/2025 5.80 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
HFPO-DA 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/22/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/22/2025 7.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFMPA 9/22/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/22/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/22/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/22/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/25/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 3/25/2025 5.10 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOS 3/25/2025 5.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 3/25/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/25/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 3/25/2025 5.80 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
ADONA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 3/25/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 3/25/2025 3.10 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
HFPO-DA 3/25/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 3/25/2025 5.10 ppt 5.00 ppt Detected
6:2 FTS 3/25/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/25/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 3/25/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 3/25/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Millersville Univ

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS PA7360127 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

669 violations · 7,950 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 Millersville Univ

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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