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Mifflintown Muni Auth

Serves an area of Juniata County, PA that includes Mifflin and Mifflintown · 4,450 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Mifflintown Muni Auth in the last ten years.

  • PA4340008
  • MIFFLINTOWN
  • PA
  • 4,450 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 17059
EPA system ID PA4340008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
13

Key facts

  • Mifflintown Muni Auth draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Pennsylvania, February 2007.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,444 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
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Mifflintown Muni Auth go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 92 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 0 4
2000s 4 37
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 43
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 6
2020s 0 7

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2008, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2008 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Mifflintown Muni Auth between 2003 and 2007. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2007.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 12, 2007 Pennsylvania Administrative penalty 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 12, 2007 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 8, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 3, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Chlorine
Nov 2, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 30, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 15, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Oct 16, 2003 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Mifflintown Muni Auth draws water from 2 wells and 2 surface water intakes. 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Mifflintown Muni Auth.

Annual water quality report

Mifflintown Muni 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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