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Typical Water Quality Information Philipsburg System PWSID Number: PA41400873 UPDATED March 2017 Area Served: Centre County: Philipsburg Boro, Rush Twp. Clearfield County: Boggs Twp, Bradford Twp, Chester Hill Boro, Decatur Twp, Graham Twp, Morris Twp, Osceola Mills Boro, Where Does My Water Come From? The Cold Stream Reservoir, Blue Spring and five wells are the sources of supply for the Philipsburg service area. Pennsylvania American Water maintains two treatment facilities, with a combined capacity of 3.8 million gallons of water a day (MGD). The Philipsburg treatment facility (2.3 MGD) utilizes the Cold Stream Reservoir, Blue Spring and three wells as its sources. The Penn Five treatment facility (1.5 MGD) utilizes two wells as its sources. Average amount of water supplied to customers on a daily basis 1.3 million gallons per day Parameter Range pH 7.0 to 7.8 Comments Adjusted to maintain optimal corrosion control. Hardness (mg/L) 12 to 39 This is made up primarily of the minerals calcium and magnesium. It is a component of strong bones and teeth. For more information click here Hardness (grains per gallon) 1 to 2 This is made up primarily of the minerals calcium and magnesium. It is a component of strong bones and teeth. Fluoride – added (mg/L) Sodium (mg/L) (2016) Pennsylvania American Water adds Targeted level fluoride to maintain an average of 0.7 concentration of 0.7 mg/L to assist the reduction of dental caries. 7 to 13 This amount is normally present in your water supply. Free chlorine residual used for disinfection. Type of disinfection Chlorine Disinfectant residual level (mg/L) 1.9 to 2.7 Chlorine level that ensures water quality is maintained in the distribution system. For more information click here Corrosion Inhibitor Zinc orthophosphate corrosion inhibitor is added to reduce corrosion tendencies of the water as it travels through the pipes from the treatment plants to our customer’s home. 0 DEP mandates that water suppliers have 90% of the results of their customer sampling pool at or under the level of 0.015 mg/l. For more information click here 0.11 DEP mandates that water suppliers have 90% of the copper results from their compliance sampling at or under the level of 1.3 mg/L. 0.09 to 0.10 Nitrates are naturally present in our untreated source water. DEP mandates that the level be kept under 10 mg/l at all times. Corrosion control chemical used Lead (mg/L) (2016) [90th percentile result] Copper (mg/L) 2016 [90th percentile result] Nitrate (mg/L) (2016) Definitions: mg/L – milligrams per liter; one milligram per liter is equal to one part per million, which is approximately the same as 1 second in 11.5 days. µg/L – micrograms per liter; one microgram per liter is equal to one part per billion, which is approximately the same as 1 second in 31.7 years. DEP – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection For a complete report of your water quality, please refer to the Water Quality Report located on the American Water web site. Inquiries should be directed to our Customer Service Center at 1-800-565-7292