Public water system record
PA American Coatesville
Serves an area of Chester County, PA that includes Coatesville, Thorndale, Parkesburg and 5 more places · 36,960 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for PA American Coatesville in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- PA American Coatesville draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1988, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 63 lead and 13,131 unknown out of 15,220 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for PA American Coatesville go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 2 | 30 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2012, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 18, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
PA American Coatesville draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from PA American Coatesville. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to PA American Coatesville.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Coatesville Veterans Adm Hosp Coatesville, PA
- Quarryville Boro Quarryville, PA
Annual water quality report
PA American Coatesville 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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