Public water system record
Borough of Avondale
Serves Avondale, Chester County, PA · 1,108 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Borough of Avondale in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Borough of Avondale draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 361 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Borough of Avondale go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 163 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 0 | 56 |
| 2000s | 0 | 67 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Borough of Avondale between 2005 and 2006, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 22 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| Jan 5, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 26, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Borough of Avondale draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Borough of Avondale must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells