Public water system record
Walker Twp Water Assoc
Serves an area of Centre County, PA that includes Zion, Snydertown, Mingoville and 1 more place · 3,250 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Walker Twp Water Assoc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 36
Key facts
- Walker Twp Water Assoc draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, January 1989.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,579 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Walker Twp Water Assoc go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 157 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 29 |
| 1990s | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 50 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 31 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Walker Twp Water Assoc between 1988 and 1989. The most recent was a boil water order in January 1989.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1989 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 1, 1988 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
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.
Where the water comes from
Walker Twp Water Assoc draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Walker Twp Water Assoc 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