Public water system record
Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam
Serves an area of Cambria County, PA that includes Beaverdale, Belmont, St. Michael and 10 more places · 22,617 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 31 monitoring/reporting issues for Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam 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
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 31
Key facts
- Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2004.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 6,785 unknown out of 10,496 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 7, 2024 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
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Apr 26, 2024 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 6, 2024 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | 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 |
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065244 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 3 other community water systems buy water from Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth Davidsville, PA
- Croyle Twp Water Auth Summerhill, PA
- Southwestern Cambria Cnty Auth Johnstown, PA
Annual water quality report
Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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