Bellefonte Borough Water Authority

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Bellefonte Borough Water Authority (PA4140075): 1 past health-based violation, since resolved. Dating back across the full five-year EPA tracking window, Bellefonte Borough Water Authority encountered 57 violations, each subsequently remedied and closed - today the utility meets all federal drinking water requirements for the 9,500 residents in its service area and holds no open enforcement actions.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Bellefonte Borough Water Authority (EPA ID: PA4140075) is a community water system in Pennsylvania that serves approximately 9,500 people from groundwater sources.

This system provides water to 3 ZIP codes across 3 communities.

ZIP-Area Home Safety Context: F (33/100)

This is the average Home Safety Score for 1 of 3 service-area ZIP codes with all required score domains observed. It is not a grade for the water utility.

Model 4.0.0 uses SDWIS identity plus accepted ECHO SDWA lifecycle-based water compliance, the UCMR 5 PFAS MCL screen, EPA radon zone, and annual EPA AirData AQI across three equally weighted domains. Missing required evidence suppresses the score.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 57 resolved, 0 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

Radon Risk in Service Area

Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 1 (High Risk)

The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by PA or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 16803 - State College
• 16823 - Bellefonte
• 16828 - Centre Hall

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bellefonte Borough Water Authority (PA4140075) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bellefonte Borough Water Authority water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Bellefonte Borough Water Authority; its 57 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Bellefonte Borough Water Authority serve?

Bellefonte Borough Water Authority serves approximately 9,500 people across 3 ZIP codes in Pennsylvania.

Where does Bellefonte Borough Water Authority get its water?

The primary water source is groundwater.

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