Is Polk Center Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

885

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2026-03-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-19
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-19
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-19
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-10-19
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	10.604 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	27/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	85.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 91.1 µg/L	27/27	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	97.17 µg/L 121% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 104 µg/L	27/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.44 µg/L	26/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	164.18 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 286.7 µg/L	24/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	54.525 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 55.5 µg/L	24/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1300 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	29.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.4 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	34.9 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 37 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.27 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	4/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.1400 mg/L 933% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2010
Monobromoacetic Acid	18.23 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.1 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	13.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.72 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019

63 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SHANNON HAWKE
Phone: 814-432-0474

Frequently asked questions about Polk Center

Is Polk Center tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Polk Center'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 Polk Center's water?

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

How many people does Polk Center serve?

Polk Center reports serving 1,058 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Polk Center had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 885 violations on file for Polk Center, of which 66 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 12 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.