Public water system record
Teakettle Run Water Auth
Serves an area of Cambria County, PA · 92 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Teakettle Run Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Teakettle Run Water Auth draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, June 2004.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 40 unknown out of 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 6, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 6, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 6, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Teakettle Run Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 95 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 4 | 52 |
| 2000s | 0 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Benzene, began January 1998, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Teakettle Run Water Auth and issued 2 boil water orders between 1991 and 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in June 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 28, 1992 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 8, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Teakettle Run Water Auth draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Teakettle Run 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.
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 Teakettle Run Water Auth for a copy.
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