Public water system record
Blawnox Boro Water Dept
Serves Blawnox, Allegheny County, PA · 2,200 people served
Federal records show 26 health-based violations and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Blawnox Boro Water Dept in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 26
- Resolved
- 26
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 26
Key facts
- Blawnox Boro Water Dept buys its water from Fox Chapel Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, April 2009.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 648 unknown out of 749 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
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 |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 13, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 10, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Blawnox Boro Water Dept go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 23 | 24 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Blawnox Boro Water Dept between 2004 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Oct 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
26 incidentsThe 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
Blawnox Boro Water Dept buys its water from Fox Chapel Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Fox Chapel Auth Pittsburgh, PA
Annual water quality report
Blawnox 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
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