Public water system record
Blythe Twp Municipal Authority
Serves an area of Schuylkill County, PA that includes New Philadelphia, Middleport, Forestville and 6 more places · 7,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Blythe Twp Municipal 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
- 13
Key facts
- Blythe Twp Municipal Authority draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1990, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,391 unknown out of 2,391 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Blythe Twp Municipal Authority go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Blythe Twp Municipal Authority between 2004 and 2005, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 6 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 8, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Blythe Twp Municipal Authority draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Blythe Twp Municipal 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.
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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