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Boyertown Muni Auth

Serves New Berlinville and Boyertown, Berks County, PA · 8,000 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Boyertown Muni Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • PA3060081
  • BOYERTOWN
  • PA
  • 8,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 19512
EPA system ID PA3060081

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Boyertown Muni Auth draws water from 1 well and 3 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), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, April 2005.
  • Record on file since 1982, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 1,928 unknown out of 3,192 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 20, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 9, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 9, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1982

EPA's records for Boyertown Muni Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (4 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 100 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 11
1990s 1 1
2000s 0 79
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 5
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2014 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1999 Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 16, 1989 Archived

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Boyertown Muni Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in April 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 28, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Mar 25, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: CARBON, TOTAL, Total Coliform
Mar 31, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 21 violations: Ethylbenzene, Styrene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene
Mar 22, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Boyertown Muni Auth draws water from 1 well and 3 surface water intakes.

Annual water quality report

Boyertown 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.

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