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Aspinwall Boro Water Dept

Serves Aspinwall, Allegheny County, PA · 3,151 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Aspinwall Boro Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • PA5020003
  • PITTSBURGH
  • PA
  • 3,151 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 15215
EPA system ID PA5020003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Aspinwall Boro Water Dept buys its water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth and Fox Chapel Auth.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 72 lead and 17 unknown out of 1,198 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 10, 2020 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 8, 2020 Active
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Aspinwall Boro Water Dept go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 12

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Aspinwall Boro Water Dept between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 29, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 26, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

2 incidents

The 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 each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Aspinwall Boro Water Dept buys its water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth and Fox Chapel Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Aspinwall Boro Water Dept 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

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