Public water system record
Porter Township Municipal Auth
Serves an area of Clinton County, PA · 425 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Porter Township Municipal Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Porter Township Municipal Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 162 unknown out of 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 12, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Porter Township Municipal Auth go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 259 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 20 |
| 2000s | 0 | 84 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 154 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1995, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Porter Township Municipal Auth between 1995 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 |
| Jan 23, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 23, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Sep 1, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 18, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 6, 1995 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Porter Township Municipal Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Paw Nittany.
Buys water from
- Paw Nittany Philipsburg, PA
Annual water quality report
Porter Township Municipal 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.
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 Porter Township Municipal Auth for a copy.
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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