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Evitts Creek Water Co

On record as serving Bedford County, PA · Serves 100 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Evitts Creek Water Co in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • PA4050028
  • BEDFORD
  • PA
  • 100 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 15522
EPA system ID PA4050028

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Evitts Creek Water Co draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 53 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Evitts Creek Water Co go back to 1980. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 90 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 15
1990s 0 12
2000s 0 30
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 33
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 7
2020s 1 7

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Evitts Creek Water Co between 2003 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
Mar 7, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 20 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, Xylenes, Total, DICHLOROMETHANE, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,2-Dichloropropane
Jul 21, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Chlorine
Jan 26, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 6, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Oct 3, 2003 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 18, 2003 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Evitts Creek Water Co draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Evitts Creek Water Co 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Evitts Creek Water Co for a copy.

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