Cedar Manor MHP
What EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records show in this utility’s water: PFAS; nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 432 people
- Connections
- 315
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Morgantown, PA
- County
- Dauphin
- Owner
- Private
- Hardness
- Very hard
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
2 results are above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, and 3 more are above the health goal. The worst: PFOS, above EPA’s new limit (2029). 15 health-based violations since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
PFAS: Pennsylvania’s own results under its PFAS rule, entry point samples taken from Jan. 9, 2024 to July 14, 2026.
Lead and copper: EPA SDWIS monitoring periods ending 1993 to 1996.
Arsenic, uranium, nitrate, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), fluoride and chromium (total): Pennsylvania’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 14, 2020 to Sept. 15, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
PFAS: PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS and PFBS were found, of the six PFAS in EPA’s 2024 drinking water rule; their results are below.
EPA’s 2024 PFAS rule, compound by compound
| PFAS | EPA’s limit | Result |
|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 4.0 ppt | Above EPA’s new limit (2029)5.5 ppt highest, found in 19 of 30 samples. Details |
| PFOS | 4.0 ppt | Above EPA’s new limit (2029)9.5 ppt highest, found in 20 of 30 samples. Details |
| PFHxS | 10 ppt | Below EPA’s limits2.8 ppt highest, found in 7 of 18 samples. Details |
| PFNA | 10 ppt | Not foundNot found in any of 18 samples |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) | 10 ppt | Not foundNot found in any of 18 samples |
| PFBS | Index only | Below EPA’s limits11.6 ppt highest, found in 15 of 18 samples. Details |
| Results from Pennsylvania’s own PFAS monitoring, samples where water enters the pipes; each compound’s card has its four-quarter averages, the way limits are judged. The limits are EPA’s 2024 rule, with compliance due from 2029; EPA has since proposed changes to some of them, explained on each compound’s page. Pennsylvania’s own limits for PFOA and PFOS are in force now. PFBS has no limit of its own and counts only toward EPA’s Hazard Index, which TapBuff works out only from UCMR 5’s averages, so it isn’t given here. | ||
About PFAS certifications
NSF’s PFAS claims are tested to below 20 ppt. EPA’s limit is 4.0 ppt, and EPA says no certification yet shows a filter reaching its levels.
Above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 20292
PFOS
Comes from the source
9.5ppt
Highest sample, Oct. 8, 2024; found in 20 of 30
2026 average: 3.4 ppt
The highest sample was 9.5 ppt, about 2.4 times EPA’s new limit of 4.0 ppt, which takes effect in 2029. EPA’s health goal is zero. Compliance will be judged on a running annual average, not one sample. Averaged over four quarters at one entry point, the way both Pennsylvania’s limit and EPA’s are judged, the highest was 8.5 ppt, for the year to March 31, 2025: below Pennsylvania’s limit of 18 ppt and above EPA’s new limit of 4.0 ppt. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 3.4 ppt.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “PFOS Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)”
PFOA
Comes from the source
5.5ppt
Highest sample, Aug. 13, 2024; found in 19 of 30
2026 average: 2.7 ppt
The highest sample was 5.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit of 4.0 ppt, which takes effect in 2029. EPA’s health goal is zero. Compliance will be judged on a running annual average, not one sample. Averaged over four quarters at one entry point, the way both Pennsylvania’s limit and EPA’s are judged, the highest was 5.0 ppt, for the year to Dec. 31, 2024: below Pennsylvania’s limit of 14 ppt and above EPA’s new limit of 4.0 ppt. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 2.7 ppt.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “PFOA Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)”
Above the health goal3
Lead
Comes from pipes, often your own
5.2ppb
90th percentile, 1996
In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 5.2 ppb, below EPA’s action level of 15 ppb. The action level drops to 10 ppb on Nov. 1, 2027. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Lead Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Lead Reduction”
Arsenic
Comes from the source
2.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
Averaged by year, the highest was 2.5 ppb, in 2024: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 4.0 ppb. That was also the latest year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.75 ppb, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
Uranium
Comes from the source
1.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 1.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.9 ppb, in 2025: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 12.5 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its 12 samples averaged 1.7 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 18.2 ppb, in 2016.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Below EPA’s limits7
Nitrate
Comes from the source
7.6ppm
Highest sample; found in 43 of 50
2026 average: 2.0 ppm
The highest sample, in 2022, was 7.6 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 2.0 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 26.7 ppm, in 2019, and EPA recorded a violation in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
PFHxS
Comes from the source
2.8ppt
Highest sample, Oct. 14, 2025; found in 7 of 18
2026 average: 0.5 ppt
The highest sample was 2.8 ppt, below EPA’s new limit of 10 ppt, which takes effect in 2029. Averaged over four quarters at one entry point, the way EPA’s limit is judged, the highest was 2.4 ppt, for the year to Dec. 31, 2025: below EPA’s new limit of 10 ppt. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 0.5 ppt.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Total PFAS Reduction”
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
10.6ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 10.6 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 11.4 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in its one sample. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 7.9 ppb, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
4.1ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 4.1 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 4.8 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in its one sample. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.6 ppb, in 2017.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.1ppm
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
2024 average: 0.053 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.1 ppm, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 0.22 ppm. In 2024, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 0.053 ppm.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
PFBS
Comes from the source
11.6ppt
Highest sample, July 8, 2025; found in 15 of 18
2026 average: 2.7 ppt
The highest sample was 11.6 ppt, below EPA’s hazard index benchmark of 2,000 ppt. PFBS has no legal limit or health goal of its own. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 2.7 ppt.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Total PFAS Reduction”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
0.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2021 to 2024
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.5 ppb, in 2024, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. Its highest single sample was 1.0 ppb. That was also the latest year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- HFPO-DA (GenX)
- PFNA
What handles it
A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”
- NSF/ANSI 53
Claims: PFOS Reduction, PFOA Reduction, Lead Reduction, Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction
For: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Other certifiers’ wording: Total PFAS Reduction; Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS); Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA); Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claims: Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Lead Reduction, Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Uranium
For: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic, Uranium
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)
At the tap, or for the whole house?
Lead and copper usually come from pipes and fixtures inside or near your home. A whole-house system sits where water enters, so it cannot catch what your own plumbing adds after it. For those, the filter that counts is the one at the tap. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
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Hardness
Very hard, typically 307 mg/L (17.9 grains per gallon), across 6 sampling points, 2021 to 2026.
Hardness is calcium and magnesium. EPA sets no limit for it: it shows up as scale on fixtures and in water heaters, and as soap that won’t lather. USGS calls water above 60 mg/L moderately hard, above 120 hard and above 180 very hard.
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | Required treatment for surface water or groundwater was not met.EPA: Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) | Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2021 | — | Resolved |
| Nitrate | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 | 24 MG/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2018 to Sept. 30, 2018 | 21.3 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 | 28.8 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018 | 29.8 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017 | 29.4 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017 | 9.7 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 29.5 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 | 22 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 | 20 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2016 | 17.7 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 | 15.9 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 | 18.1 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 | 15.2 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 | 18.3 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 11 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Arsenic, uranium, nitrate, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), fluoride and chromium (total) results here are Pennsylvania’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Cedar Manor MHP’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Pennsylvania’s results run from Jan. 14, 2020 to Sept. 15, 2026; Pennsylvania’s PFAS results run from Jan. 9, 2024 to July 14, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to the area Cedar Manor MHP serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ALS Environmental - Middletown
Middletown, PA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity
H2O Environmental LLC
Harrisburg, PA · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Owl Hill Laboratories LLC
Lititz, PA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.
All 108 certified labs for PennsylvaniaSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Reporting System, PFAS results read Oct. 17, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Reporting System, results from Jan. 2, 2020 to Oct. 8, 2026, read Oct. 17, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water, read Oct. 11, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Hardness: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Reporting System, results from May 11, 2021 to May 12, 2026, read Oct. 17, 2026
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID PA7220002. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on the 5 results above a lineWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.Start with PFOS
- Get the utility’s own reportCedar Manor MHP must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs