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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in Pennsylvania

175 active public water systems in Pennsylvania had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 5 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Big Bass Lake Water Assoc.
Wayne County
130 10 3
Mountaintop Mobilehome Park
Lancaster County
115 3 0
Country Glen Townhomes
Monroe County
50 10 3
B J Baldwin Electric INC
Lancaster County
40 2 0
Oak Grove Apartments
Monroe County
30 4 0
Aqua PA Main System
Montgomery County
822,600 6 0
Hampton Shaler Water Authority
Allegheny County
61,949 1 0
Southwestern PA Water Auth
Greene County
40,200 3 0
Northampton Bucks CO Mun Auth
Bucks County
36,750 4 0
Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth
Berks County
22,400 4 0
Center Twp Water Auth
Beaver County
19,000 4 0
Highridge Water Auth
Westmoreland County
16,000 5 0
Mun Water Auth of Aliquippa
Beaver County
15,685 7 0
E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept
Monroe County
13,000 2 0
Muni Auth of Washington Twp
Fayette County
9,100 5 0
Hemlock Farms (main)
Pike County
8,321 8 0
PA American Audubon
Montgomery County
8,200 8 0
Municipal Authority of Corry
Erie County
7,800 3 0
Portage Boro Muni Auth
Cambria County
6,500 9 0
Kennett Square Mun Water Works
Chester County
6,328 9 1
Brookville Municipal Auth
Jefferson County
6,220 1 0
Schwenksville Borough Auth
Montgomery County
5,200 5 0
Mun Auth of Boro of Bedford
Bedford County
5,127 4 0
New Freedom Boro Water Auth
York County
4,464 4 0
Mansfield Borough Mun Auth
Tioga County
4,100 9 0
Wrightsville Boro Muni Auth
York County
4,076 3 0
Mountaintop Reg Water Auth
Centre County
3,456 3 1
Coudersport Boro Authority
Potter County
3,166 9 1
Muni Auth of Boro of Matamoras
Pike County
2,900 9 2
Sci Dallas
Luzerne County
2,900 5 0
Honey Brook Boro Water
Chester County
2,892 5 0
Elkland Boro Water Authority
Tioga County
2,660 5 0
Western Clinton CO Mun Auth
Clinton County
2,610 9 1
State Correctional Inst
Cumberland County
2,522 4 0
Biglerville Water CO
Adams County
2,501 1 0
Aqua PA Monroe Twp
Snyder County
2,400 2 0
Fairfield Muni Auth
Adams County
2,150 2 0
Dover Boro Water Sys
York County
1,900 2 1
Industry Boro Muni Auth
Beaver County
1,865 3 0
Williamsburg Munic Auth
Blair County
1,800 1 0
Shamokin Dam Borough
Snyder County
1,700 3 0
US Army Garrison
Cumberland County
1,700 4 0
Hawthorn Redbank Redbank MA
Clarion County
1,500 5 1
Aqua PA White Haven
Luzerne County
1,200 1 0
Cowanshan Yatesboro Numine Sys
Armstrong County
1,200 2 0
Point Marion Boro
Fayette County
1,110 3 1
Sheffield Twp Municipal Auth
Warren County
1,075 2 0
Polk Center
Venango County
1,058 13 0
East Brady Water System
Clarion County
1,040 2 0
Bendersville Muni Auth
Adams County
1,039 6 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Pennsylvania records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.