Public water system record
Bern Twp Muni Auth
Serves an area of Berks County, PA · 1,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bern Twp Muni 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
- 2
Key facts
- Bern Twp Muni Auth buys its water from Reading Area Water Authority and Western Berks Water Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1988, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 129 unknown out of 360 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
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Bern Twp Muni Auth go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2009, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bern Twp Muni Auth in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Bern Twp Muni Auth buys its water from Reading Area Water Authority and Western Berks Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Reading Area Water Authority Reading, PA
- Western Berks Water Auth Sinking Spring, PA
Annual water quality report
Bern Twp Muni 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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