No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 37,000 people (447 connections) with groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from State College Boro Water Auth.
From EPA's record for PA4140095. PurityMap is independent of Penn State Univ.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from May 2024 to October 2024.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-05-07 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-05-07 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-05-07 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-05-07 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-05-07 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2024-10-28 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PENN STATE UNIV (PA4140095) |
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Follow this water →Penn State Univ's phone number on EPA record is 814-863-6187. Its mailing address is 656 W BIG HOLLOW RD, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802.
According to EPA's record, Penn State Univ uses groundwater from its own wells, and buys water from State College Boro Water Auth.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. EPA also lists 50 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Penn State Univ's latest lead and copper round, which ended in September 2025, was 10.8 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Penn State Univ. Its phone number on EPA record is 814-863-6187. Its mailing address on EPA record is 656 W BIG HOLLOW RD, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.