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Orviston Water Assoc Inc

Serves Orviston, Centre County, PA · 72 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Orviston Water Assoc Inc in the last ten years.

  • PA4140104
  • ORVISTON
  • PA
  • 72 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 16864
EPA system ID PA4140104

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Orviston Water Assoc Inc draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 56 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Orviston Water Assoc Inc go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 179 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 15
1980s 0 45
1990s 9 87
2000s 1 21
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 11
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2000, Resolved.

Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1999 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Orviston Water Assoc Inc and issued 5 boil water orders between 1985 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 22, 2006 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Mar 9, 2000 Pennsylvania Administrative penalty 1 violation: Total Coliform
Jul 30, 1999 Pennsylvania Boil water order 3 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Jul 16, 1999 Pennsylvania Boil water order 3 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Apr 4, 1993 Pennsylvania Boil water order 4 violations: Total Coliform
Nov 4, 1991 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 6, 1985 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Orviston Water Assoc Inc draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Orviston Water Assoc Inc 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 Orviston Water Assoc Inc for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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