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Freedom Twp Water & Sewer

Serves an area of Blair County, PA that includes Newry and Leamersville · 1,400 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Freedom Twp Water & Sewer in the last ten years.

  • PA4070034
  • EAST FREEDOM
  • PA
  • 1,400 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 16637
EPA system ID PA4070034

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Freedom Twp Water & Sewer buys its water from Altoona Water Authority.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 504 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2026 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2026 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for Freedom Twp Water & Sewer go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 7
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 4

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Freedom Twp Water & Sewer in 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 31, 2006 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Freedom Twp Water & Sewer buys its water from Altoona Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Freedom Twp Water & Sewer 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.

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