Public water system record
Polk Center
Serves Polk, Venango County, PA · 1,058 people served
Federal records show 16 health-based violations and 97 monitoring/reporting issues for Polk Center in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
16342
EPA system ID
PA6610010
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 16
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 10
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 97
Key facts
- Polk Center draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.164 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1976, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 19, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.164 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.164 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 19, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2025 | Active |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2025 | Active |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Polk Center go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 181 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 55 |
| 2000s | 3 | 104 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14 | 92 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Simazine, began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Simazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.005 mg/L, federal limit 0.004 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.007 mg/L, federal limit 0.004 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.244933 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (4.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Polk Center between 2005 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jan 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
13 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Polk Center draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Polk Center 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