Public water system record
State Corr Inst Benner Twp
Serves an area of Centre County, PA · 2,850 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for State Corr Inst Benner Twp 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
- 4
Key facts
- State Corr Inst Benner Twp draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for State Corr Inst Benner Twp go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 252 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 2 | 123 |
| 2000s | 3 | 86 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against State Corr Inst Benner Twp between 2000 and 2005, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. 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 | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 9, 2000 | Pennsylvania | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
State Corr Inst Benner Twp draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Bellefonte Borough Water Auth.
Buys water from
- Bellefonte Borough Water Auth Bellefonte, PA
Annual water quality report
State Corr Inst Benner Twp 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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