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Radium-226 violations in Pennsylvania

123 active public water systems in Pennsylvania had a Radium-226 violation in the past three years, 3 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Radium-226 is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium-226 accumulates in bone tissue and delivers a sustained alpha radiation dose internally. Long-term exposure increases risk of bone cancer, and historic occupational data from radium dial painters established the carcinogenic mechanism. Children absorb more radium due to active bone growth, making them most vulnerable to skeletal radiation effects.

Systems with a Radium-226 violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Pennwood Estates MHP
Mercer County
51 6 0
Beaver Run Water Association
Carbon County
50 8 1
Keswick Pointe
Monroe County
50 5 0
Mount Airy MHP
York County
50 4 0
Timber Service Corp
Lebanon County
50 2 0
White Rock Mobile Home Park
Monroe County
50 9 2
Estates at Stone Row
Monroe County
48 11 3
Poco Apartments (lower)
Monroe County
48 9 2
Mountain Crest Development
Wayne County
44 7 0
Frelighs Whispering Pines MHP
Erie County
42 6 0
Whites Ferry Road Apts
Wyoming County
39 5 0
Old Orchard Apts
Wyoming County
38 3 0
Eagle Ridge Personal Care Home
Clinton County
37 10 1
Crestview Mobile Home Park
Crawford County
35 3 0
Wheatfield Village
Pike County
35 10 2
Woodlyn Residences
Wayne County
35 4 0
Pleasant Run MHP
Montgomery County
32 4 0
Robinsons Mobile Home Park
Butler County
30 10 0
Sicklers MHP
Wyoming County
30 7 3
Doe Run Mobile Home Park
Chester County
29 7 0
Winola View Apts
Wyoming County
28 3 0
Overpeck MHP
Wyoming County
25 9 4
Hellers Mobile Home Park
Columbia County
21 9 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Radium-226, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Radium-226 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.