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Pentachlorophenol violations in Pennsylvania

200 active public water systems in Pennsylvania had a Pentachlorophenol violation in the past three years, 7 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Pentachlorophenol is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure to pentachlorophenol is associated with liver and kidney damage and immune system effects. EPA classifies it as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2). Acute high-level exposure can cause fever, profuse sweating, and cardiovascular collapse. Workers and communities near wood treatment facilities face the greatest exposure risk.

Systems with a Pentachlorophenol violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Little Acres Learning Campus
Lackawanna County
86 5 2
Beaver Run Water Association
Carbon County
50 8 1
Country Glen Townhomes
Monroe County
50 10 3
Congregation Ohr Menachem
Monroe County
30 9 2
Oak Grove Apartments
Monroe County
30 4 0
Overpeck MHP
Wyoming County
25 9 4
Tower Springs LLC
Schuylkill County
25 9 1
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth
Allegheny County
520,000 3 0
Greater Johnstown WA Riverside
Cambria County
49,500 7 0
Aqua PA West Chester
Chester County
48,600 1 0
Horsham Water&sewer Authority
Montgomery County
26,000 5 0
Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam
Cambria County
22,617 8 0
Morrisville Munic Authority
Bucks County
13,342 3 2
Aqua PA Hatboro
Montgomery County
12,901 1 0
Dtma Main System
Bucks County
8,655 2 0
Hemlock Farms (main)
Pike County
8,321 8 0
PA American Audubon
Montgomery County
8,200 8 0
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth
Somerset County
7,800 11 0
Minersville Municipal Water AU
Schuylkill County
7,275 5 0
Portage Boro Muni Auth
Cambria County
6,500 9 0
Danville Municipal Water Auth
Montour County
4,992 6 0
Upper Hanover Water Authority
Montgomery County
4,600 4 1
Northern Cambria Muni Water
Cambria County
4,500 5 0
Mountain Water Assn
Fayette County
3,856 6 1
Cooper Twp Municipal Auth
Clearfield County
3,700 3 0
Tower City Borough Authority
Schuylkill County
3,150 3 0
Muni Auth of Boro of Matamoras
Pike County
2,900 9 2
Hughesville Borough Water Auth
Lycoming County
2,800 7 0
Bangor Area School Complex
Northampton County
2,700 3 0
Western Clinton CO Mun Auth
Clinton County
2,610 9 1
Greenfield Twp Muni Auth
Blair County
2,500 2 0
Bally Muni Water Works
Berks County
2,146 1 0
Duncannon Muni Water
Perry County
2,000 2 0
McConnellsburg Boro Muni Auth
Fulton County
2,000 9 0
Mont Alto Municipal Authority
Franklin County
1,705 3 0
Blossburg Municipal Authority
Tioga County
1,650 3 0
Brady Twp Water Association
Clearfield County
1,570 4 0
Lilly Borough Water Authority
Cambria County
1,388 5 0
Cambria Twp Water Auth
Cambria County
1,000 5 1
Selinsgrove Center
Snyder County
1,000 7 1
Thompsontown Muni Auth
Juniata County
1,000 3 0
Millville Municipal Authority
Columbia County
969 12 1
Tulpehocken Area Mid High SC
Berks County
930 3 0
Sterling Sewer and Water CO
Wayne County
903 5 1
Millheim Borough Water Company
Centre County
902 13 1
Paradise Stream Resor
Monroe County
774 9 3
Highland S & W Auth Lloydell
Cambria County
723 3 0
Oak Ridge Authority
Centre County
700 5 1
Port Matilda Waterworks
Centre County
615 3 0
Clintonville Boro Wtp
Venango County
557 5 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Pentachlorophenol, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Pentachlorophenol 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.