Is Bear Valley Joint Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Franklin

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

253

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-02-01 → 2018-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-02-01 → 2018-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-09-01 → 2015-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-02-01 → 2004-02-29
TT	Health-based	Archived	1992-05-01 → 1992-05-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-01

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
6:2 Fts	0.0097 µg/L	1/8	2025

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	138.65 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 250 µg/L	228/241	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	50.525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 75.3 µg/L	154/154	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 30 µg/L	145/146	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	59.105 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 80.6 µg/L	144/144	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.945 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 96.3 µg/L	142/143	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 42 µg/L	101/101	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	99/142	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	34.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59 µg/L	98/101	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	4020 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0039 mg/L 26% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2022
Lead	86.75 µg/L 578% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 125 µg/L	16/241	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	1156 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1170 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	65 µg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	800.432 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	5/101	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	19 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/8	UCMR-5	2025
Xylenes, Total	1.4515 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/143	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	32 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/101	SYR4	2013–2019

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 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DOUG WESTOVER
Phone: 717-369-2821

Frequently asked questions about Bear Valley Joint Auth

Is Bear Valley Joint Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Bear Valley Joint Auth'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 Bear Valley Joint Auth's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bear Valley Joint Auth serve?

Bear Valley Joint Auth reports serving 12,589 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Bear Valley Joint Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 253 violations on file for Bear Valley Joint Auth, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.