Public water system record
Cambria Twp Water Auth
Serves Colver, Cambria County, PA · 1,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Cambria Twp Water Auth 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
- Cambria Twp Water Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1980, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 111 unknown out of 433 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Cambria Twp Water Auth go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 6 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 54 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began May 2002, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cambria Twp Water Auth and issued 2 boil water orders between 1993 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 20 violations: Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Trichloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE, Benzene |
| Sep 7, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 2, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cambria Twp Water Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Cambria Twp 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells