DEP’s Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields is investigating a groundwater plume located in North Centre Township, Columbia County, in accordance with the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA). Periodic updates about this investigation will be posted on this page.
The current North Centre Township investigation began in 2024 in response to sampling data from public water supply wells collected for DEP’s Safe Drinking Water Program in 2023. This sampling was conducted as required by Pennsylvania’s regulations establishing a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for PFAS. The results show that groundwater in the vicinity of Ridge Road is contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
DEP reached out to all impacted residents. At this time, residents who have responded to DEP have been provided bottled water delivery. Bottled water will continue to be provided until DEP installs an in-home treatment system, municipal water can be provided, and/or another final remedy is determined.
The goals of the current HSCA investigation are to define the extent of contamination, ensure that residents and the environment are protected, locate potential sources of contamination, and determine possible cleanup and treatment options.
For more information on PFAS compounds, please see the web links below. For more information about the HSCA program, visit DEP’s HSCA Annual Report Story Map and the HSCA home page.
Please direct questions pertaining to the North Centre Township PFAS HSCA investigation to the DEP Northcentral Region HSCA Manager Cheryl Sinclair at 570-327-3418 or csinclair@pa.gov or the Regional Communications Manager Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659 or meglehman@pa.gov.
PA Department of Health:
- PFAS | Department of Health | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- Contact:
- Phone: 717-787-3350
- Fax: 717-346-3286
- Email: dehe@pa.gov
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
U.S. EPA Resources: