Public water system record
Saxton Muni Water Auth
Serves Saxton and Stonerstown, Bedford County, PA · 1,675 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 88 monitoring/reporting issues for Saxton Muni Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
16678
EPA system ID
PA4050021
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 88
Key facts
- Saxton Muni Water Auth draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 735 unknown out of 802 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2026 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 9, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Saxton Muni Water Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 164 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 88 |
| 2000s | 1 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 27 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 22 |
| 2020s | 1 | 66 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 2004, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Saxton Muni Water Auth between 1990 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jul 18, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jan 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 21, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Feb 3, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 31, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 13, 1990 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 8 violations: Arsenic, Chromium (total), Mercury, Nitrate, Selenium |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Saxton Muni Water Auth draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Saxton Muni Water 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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