Public water system record
Gallitzin Boro Water Auth
Serves Gallitzin and Tunnelhill, Cambria County, PA · 3,130 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 44 monitoring/reporting issues for Gallitzin Boro Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 44
Key facts
- Gallitzin Boro Water Auth draws water from 1 well and 5 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, April 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 885 unknown out of 889 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 15, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2026 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 25, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 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 |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Gallitzin Boro Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 18 |
| 2000s | 3 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 36 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Gallitzin Boro Water Auth and issued 1 boil water order between 1988 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in April 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Jan 28, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 23, 1988 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe 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
Gallitzin Boro Water Auth draws water from 1 well and 5 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Highland S&W Auth Northern End.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Highland S&W Auth Northern End Johnstown, PA
Annual water quality report
Gallitzin Boro 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