Question 1

Is Delta Boro Water Sys water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Delta Boro Water Sys (PWS ID: PA7670070) has 150 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,400 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Delta Boro Water Sys serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Delta Boro Water Sys serves 1,400 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Delta or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 489 service connections. The operator address is listed in Delta, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Delta Boro Water Sys have?

Accepted Answer

Delta Boro Water Sys has 150 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 134 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 Delta Boro Water Sys water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Delta Boro Water Sys under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Delta Boro Water Sys use?

Accepted Answer

Delta Boro Water Sys uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

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 Delta Boro Water Sys sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Delta Boro Water Sys ranks #16,597 of 29,740 by people served, and #655 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 Delta Boro Water Sys's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Delta Boro Water Sys has 150 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Delta Boro Water Sys. 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
Chlorine	MR	11	2011
Nitrate	MR	11	2012
Groundwater Rule	MR	8	2025
Asbestos	MR	8	2011
Combined Uranium	MR	6	2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	4	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2023
TTHM	MR	4	2023
Endothall	MR	4	2023
Glyphosate	MR	2	2010
Public Notice	Other	2	2012
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2012
Barium	MR	2	2012
Cadmium	MR	2	2012
Fluoride	MR	2	2012
Nickel	MR	2	2012
Beryllium, Total	MR	2	2012
Thallium, Total	MR	2	2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2012
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2012
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2012
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2012
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2012
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2012
Benzene	MR	2	2012
Toluene	MR	2	2012
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2012

Delta Boro Water Sys

Delta Boro Water Sys standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Delta Boro Water Sys

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served