Public water system record
Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth
Serves Pennside, St. Lawrence, Mount Penn and 1 more place, Berks County, PA · 10,400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Mt Penn Boro 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
- 5
Key facts
- Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 3,132 unknown out of 3,772 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 28 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Apr 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 6, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth draws water from 7 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Paw Glen Alsace Div Mechanicsburg, PA
Annual water quality report
Mt Penn Boro 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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