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Alexandria Boro Water Auth

Serves an area of Huntingdon County, PA that includes Alexandria · 815 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Alexandria Boro Water Auth in the last ten years.

  • PA4310021
  • ALEXANDRIA
  • PA
  • 815 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 16611
EPA system ID PA4310021

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Alexandria Boro Water Auth draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2005.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 410 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Alexandria Boro Water Auth go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 102 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 26
2000s 2 47
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 28
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2011, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.070075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Alexandria Boro Water Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 31, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 3 violations: Chlorine, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 16, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 3 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 24, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Alexandria Boro Water Auth draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Alexandria Boro 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.

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Testing your own water

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