Question 1

Is Sheetz Store #288 water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Sheetz Store #288 (PWS ID: PA7500356) has 83 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Sheetz Store #288 serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Sheetz Store #288 serves 1,500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Claysburg or any other city). It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in Claysburg, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Sheetz Store #288 have?

Accepted Answer

Sheetz Store #288 has 83 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Sheetz Store #288 water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Sheetz Store #288 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Sheetz Store #288 use?

Accepted Answer

Sheetz Store #288 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Sheetz Store #288 sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Sheetz Store #288 ranks #16,030 of 29,740 by people served, and #628 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Sheetz Store #288's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Sheetz Store #288 has 83 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 31% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 69% of that cohort has fewer violations than Sheetz Store #288. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	15	2002
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MCL	13	2009
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	6	2008
Public Notice	Other	5	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001

Sheetz Store #288

Sheetz Store #288 standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Sheetz Store #288

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served