Public water system record
Ralston Area Joint Authority
Serves an area of Lycoming County, PA · 400 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 97 monitoring/reporting issues for Ralston Area Joint Authority in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
17763
EPA system ID
PA4410171
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 97
Key facts
- Ralston Area Joint Authority draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 105 unknown out of 105 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 | Dec 21, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Ralston Area Joint Authority go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 68 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 0 | 34 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 27 |
| 2020s | 2 | 70 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Ralston Area Joint Authority between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| May 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Apr 21, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jul 21, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Ralston Area Joint Authority draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ralston Area Joint Authority 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 Ralston Area Joint Authority 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells