Sugarloaf, PA Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Sugarloaf, PA — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Sugarloaf's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Conyngham Sugarloaf Joint Ma PWSID: PA2400048 Updated: 2026 Q2

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Lead above the federal action level

Lead is 30.00 ppb, 200% of the action level and no violations are open. PFAS has never been sampled at this system.

Sugarloaf earns a D for water quality

Graded on violations and lead, with state inspection findings. PFAS not tested.

Lead: 30.00 ppb — 200% of the federal action level

PFAS never sampled at this system

82 violations since 2015, 1 health-based

No violations currently open

Sugarloaf's lead level vs. all Pennsylvania community water systems

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: 30.00 ppb — 100% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than 5% of Pennsylvania utilities

Population Served

1460

~1269 connections

Water Source

Groundwater

Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Active Violations

82 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

100% of EPA action level

30.00 ppb

Action level: 15 ppb

Copper (Cu)

90th percentile of tap samples. SDWIS reports a copper figure only when a system exceeds the action level, so any value here is an exceedance.

151.5% of EPA action level

1,970 ppb

Action level: 1,300 ppb

The 90th-percentile lead result is 30.00 ppb, 200% of the 15 ppb federal action level. The action level is a treatment trigger, not a legal maximum, and it is measured across sampled taps rather than at any single home. Copper reached the action level here; a copper figure appears in SDWIS only when a system triggers it.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Endrin	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
BHC-GAMMA	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Methoxychlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Toxaphene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Diquat	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.02 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Endothall	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Glyphosate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.7 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.4 mg/L	2023	Resolved
OXAMYL	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Simazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.004 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.006 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.05 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Carbofuran	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.04 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Atrazine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.003 mg/L	2023	Resolved
LASSO	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.00000003 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Heptachlor	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0004 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Heptachlor epoxide	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.001 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Benzo(a)pyrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0005 mg/L	2023	Resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.0002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.00005 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Chlordane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.002 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2022	Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	15 pCi/L	2022	Resolved
Combined Uranium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	30 ug/L	2022	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2022	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2022	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2020	Resolved
Nitrate	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Nitrite	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	1 mg/L	2020	Resolved
Asbestos	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	7 MFL	2020–2022	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	15 pCi/L	2016	Resolved
Combined Uranium	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	30 ug/L	2016	Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2016	Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Xylenes, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2016	Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.6 mg/L	2016	Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.075 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2016	Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Trichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Benzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Toluene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Ethylbenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.7 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Styrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2016	Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.07 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Xylenes, Total	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	10 mg/L	2016	Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.6 mg/L	2016	Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.075 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.007 mg/L	2016	Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.2 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Trichloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Benzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.005 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Toluene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Ethylbenzene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.7 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Styrene	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.1 mg/L	2016	Resolved
Groundwater Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved

Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

82 violations are on record since 2015, of which 1 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Conyngham Sugarloaf Joint Ma

PWSID PA2400048

Water source Groundwater — Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

Population served 1,460

Service connections 1,269

Systems serving this area 3

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sugarloaf tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open. Lead is 30.00 ppb, 200% of the action level.

Does Sugarloaf water have PFAS? ▼

This system has never been sampled for PFAS. EPA's national monitoring covered systems serving 3,300 people or more, so no results exist — which is not evidence that none is present.

Who supplies water to Sugarloaf? ▼

Conyngham Sugarloaf Joint Ma (PWSID PA2400048), one of 3 systems serving this area. Groundwater. Drawn from wells — SDWIS source code GW

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2025-08-26. No significant deficiencies were recorded.

What Should Sugarloaf Residents Do?

Consider a filter certified for lead

Look for NSF/ANSI 53 certification for lead reduction.

Check for a lead service line

Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.

Flush before drinking

If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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