SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH: EPA violation history, explained
SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 6,309, over 3,081 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH ranks 7,103th by violation burden (45th percentile) - 267 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the PA average
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2004-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH's record does not cover
SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and SOMERSET BORO MUNI WATER AUTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 7,103th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.