Public water system record
PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh
Serves an area of Allegheny County and Washington County, PA that includes Pittsburgh, Jefferson Hills, West Mifflin and 75 more places · 686,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Pennsylvania, February 2018.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,897 lead and 218,759 unknown out of 231,614 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh and issued 1 boil water order between 1994 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2018 | Pennsylvania | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice |
| Mar 31, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Feb 23, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Gross Beta Particle Activity |
| Jan 22, 1994 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also buys water from West Cnty Muni Auth-McKeesport. It also has an emergency connection to Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth. 8 other community water systems and 10 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh.
Buys water from
- West Cnty Muni Auth-McKeesport Greensburg, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth Pittsburgh, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Findlay Twp Municipal Auth Clinton, PA
- Mawc Yough Plant Greensburg, PA
- Oakdale Boro Water Dept Oakdale, PA
- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth Pittsburgh, PA
- South Park MHC LLC Farmington Hills, MI
- Washington Estates II MHC LLC Farmington Hills, MI
- Washington Estates MHC LLC Farmington Hills, MI
- Western Allegheny County Mun A Oakdale, PA
Annual water quality report
PA Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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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