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Water system · PWSID PA5650069

HIGHRIDGE WATER AUTH

BLAIRSVILLE, PA · ~16,000 people served

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Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PA5650069

State

Pennsylvania

City

BLAIRSVILLE

Population served

16,000

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 22 points — the score moved from 100 to 78 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 78

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Dec 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.5 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFBA

6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

104

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

124

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Apr 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Oct 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jul 2023 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Aug 2025
State action · SOX Aug 2025
State action · SOX Sep 2024
State action · SOX Mar 2024
State action · SFJ Feb 2024
State action · SIE Feb 2024
State action · SOX Nov 2023
State action · SIE Aug 2023

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

1 station · latest Oct 2023

1.5 · max 10.1 ug/l · 16

Manganese

1 station · latest Oct 2023

204 · max 228 ug/l · 16

Fluoride

1 station · latest Oct 2023

0.12 · max 0.14 mg/l · 10

Lead

1 station · latest Oct 2023

0.77 · max 4.53 ug/l · 5

Copper

1 station · latest Oct 2020

1.53 · max 1.53 ug/l · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system PA5650069 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.