Public water system record
Whitehall Twp Authority
Serves an area of Lehigh County, PA that includes Fullerton · 13,063 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Whitehall Twp Authority 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
- 1
Key facts
- Whitehall Twp Authority draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 1995.
- Record on file since 1982, with 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,909 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
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Whitehall Twp Authority go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 32 health-based violations (30 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 7 |
| 1990s | 26 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2011, Resolved.
Show all 32 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 20, 1989 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1989 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Whitehall Twp Authority between 1993 and 1995, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 28 violations (25 health-based): Benzene, Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 30, 1994 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 26 violations (23 health-based): Benzene, Total Coliform, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 1, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 16 violations (12 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Whitehall Twp Authority draws water from 6 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Whitehall Twp Authority.
Annual water quality report
Whitehall Twp Authority 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