Public water system record
Mountaintop Reg Water Auth
Serves an area of Centre County, PA that includes Clarence, Snow Shoe and Moshannon · 3,456 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Mountaintop Reg 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Mountaintop Reg Water Auth draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,200 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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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 4, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Radium-226
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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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
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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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
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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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 14, 2021 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2018 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2017 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2017 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Mountaintop Reg Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 27 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Mountaintop Reg Water Auth in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorine |
| Jan 28, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
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
Where the water comes from
Mountaintop Reg Water Auth draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Mountaintop Reg 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