Public water system record
Penn State Univ
Serves an area of Centre County, PA that includes State College · 37,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 50 monitoring/reporting issues for Penn State Univ in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 50
Key facts
- Penn State Univ draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 448 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Beta Particle Activity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Penn State Univ go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 19 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 47 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Penn State Univ in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Penn State Univ draws water from 9 wells. It also buys water from State College Boro Water Auth. 1 other community water system buys water from Penn State Univ.
Buys water from
- State College Boro Water Auth State College, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- College Twp Water Authority State College, PA
Annual water quality report
Penn State Univ must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells