Is State Corr Inst Benner Twp Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Centre

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

578

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-07-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-07-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-02-01 → 2000-02-29

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0051 µg/L	2/10	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	842.55 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1360 µg/L	64/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	31.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.3 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	41.235 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 58.2 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.904 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.4 µg/L	45/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37.24 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.7 µg/L	44/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	21.185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.8 µg/L	42/49	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	16.885 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.9 µg/L	34/49	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.594 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15.5 µg/L	24/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	3.4265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.74 µg/L	12/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2990 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	10/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	42.135 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 44.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.01 µg/L	5/49	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0027 mg/L 18% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	2022
Tetrachloroethylene	1.438 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 1.47 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.36 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.5200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

91 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DAVID SMEAD
Phone: 814-355-4874

Frequently asked questions about State Corr Inst Benner Twp

Is State Corr Inst Benner Twp tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in State Corr Inst Benner Twp's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in State Corr Inst Benner Twp's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does State Corr Inst Benner Twp serve?

State Corr Inst Benner Twp reports serving 2,850 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has State Corr Inst Benner Twp had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 578 violations on file for State Corr Inst Benner Twp, of which 16 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.