Public water system record
Birdsboro Muni Water Auth
Serves Birdsboro, Berks County, PA · 5,353 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Birdsboro Muni Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 9
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Birdsboro Muni Water Auth draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2005.
- Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,867 unknown out of 2,067 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jul 16, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 26, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Birdsboro Muni Water Auth go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 88 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 21 |
| 1990s | 0 | 11 |
| 2000s | 0 | 47 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Birdsboro Muni Water Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 10, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
8 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Birdsboro Muni Water Auth draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Birdsboro Muni 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.
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