Public water system record
Oakland Borough Water Auth
Serves Oakland, Susquehanna County, PA · 563 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Oakland Borough Water Auth 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
- Oakland Borough Water Auth draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 166 unknown out of 217 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Oakland Borough Water Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 243 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 69 |
| 2000s | 0 | 54 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 112 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Oakland Borough Water Auth between 2005 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 20 violations: Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene |
| Jun 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Apr 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 2, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Oakland Borough Water Auth draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Oakland Borough Water Auth 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