Public water system record
Harmar Twp Muni Auth
Serves an area of Allegheny County, PA · 3,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Harmar Twp Muni Auth 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
- 5
Key facts
- Harmar Twp Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2005.
- Record on file since 1990, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 956 unknown out of 1,086 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Harmar Twp Muni Auth go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 114 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 23 |
| 2000s | 2 | 40 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 51 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Harmar Twp Muni Auth between 2001 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 27, 2001 | Pennsylvania | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations: Fluoride, Antimony, Total, Beryllium, Total, Nitrate, Nickel |
Where the water comes from
Harmar Twp Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Harmar Twp Muni Auth. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Harmar Twp Muni Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cheswick Boro Water Dept Cheswick, PA
- Township of Springdale Harwick, PA
Annual water quality report
Harmar Twp 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.
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