Public water system record
Catawissa Municipal Water Auth
Serves Catawissa, Columbia County, PA · 1,644 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Catawissa Municipal Water Auth in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Catawissa Municipal Water Auth draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 124 unknown out of 600 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.
None since October 2016.
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
|
May 1, 2023 | 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, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Catawissa Municipal Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 35 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 18 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Catawissa Municipal Water Auth in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Catawissa Municipal Water Auth draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Catawissa Municipal 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