Public water system record
Borough of Atglen
Serves Atglen, Chester County, PA · 1,406 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Borough of Atglen 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
- 7
Key facts
- Borough of Atglen draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 24 unknown out of 410 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Borough of Atglen go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 85 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 60 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Borough of Atglen in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Borough of Atglen draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to PA American Coatesville.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- PA American Coatesville Coatesville, PA
Annual water quality report
Borough of Atglen 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