Public water system record
Cheswick Boro Water Dept
Serves Cheswick, Allegheny County, PA · 1,861 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Cheswick Boro Water Dept in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Cheswick Boro Water Dept buys its water from Harmar Twp Muni Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 555 unknown out of 908 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Cheswick Boro Water Dept go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Cheswick Boro Water Dept between 1997 and 2005, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine |
| Sep 30, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
| Mar 14, 1997 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Cheswick Boro Water Dept buys its water from Harmar Twp Muni Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Harmar Twp Muni Auth Cheswick, PA
Annual water quality report
Cheswick 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.
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