DEP’s Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields is investigating a groundwater plume located in Saegertown Borough, Crawford County, in accordance with the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA). Periodic updates about this investigation will be posted on this page.
The Saegertown PFAS Site (Site) is in a former industrial park located on Erie Street in the Borough of Saegertown. Within the Site, the Borough owns a 4.5-acres property where two public water supply wells, PW-6 and PW-7, are located. These wells are two of seven source wells that supply the Saegertown Borough public water system, which serves a population of approximately 1,500 people, businesses, industries, and 380 service connections.
The Site investigation is in response to sampling data from public water supply wells collected by DEP’s Safe Drinking Water Program in 2020. This sampling was conducted in accordance with Pennsylvania’s PFAS Action Team’s Actions and Recommendations included in their 2019 Initial Report. This data indicated that PW-6 and PW-7 are contaminated with per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) compounds.
The HSCA investigation delineated the extent of contamination. A 2023 Final Report summarized the initial phase of investigation. Subsequently, a Phase II site investigation was completed and documented in the 2025 Final Report. Saegertown Borough is currently permitting a new drinking water treatment plant to remove the PFAS contamination. HSCA will continue to sample the established monitoring well network on a routine basis.
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.
Timeline
✓ = Completed Steps, ★ = Current Step, ● = Next Steps
✓ Initial Site Investigation
✓ Phase II Site Investigation
★ New Treatment Plan Construction
● Routine Monitoring
Contact
Please direct questions pertaining to the Saegertown PFAS Site HSCA investigation to DEP Northwest Region HSCA Project Manager John Morettini, at 814-332-6666 or jmorettini@pa.gov.
All media inquiries should go to DEP Northwest Region Community Relations Coordinator, Tom Decker, at 814-332-6615 or thomadecke@pa.gov.
DEP Information on PFAS:
Governor’s PFAS Action Team Report
DEP’s PFAS Sampling Plan Final Results
Groundwater Monitoring Work Plan Final
Citizens Advisory Council: Introduction to Per and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Additional Information on PFAS:
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council: PFAS — Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances