Public water system record
Reserve Twp Water Dept
Serves an area of Allegheny County, PA · 3,204 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Reserve Twp 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
- Reserve Twp Water Dept buys its water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1988, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 542 unknown out of 1,453 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
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Reserve Twp Water Dept go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082196 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Reserve Twp Water Dept between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 20, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Reserve Twp Water Dept buys its water from Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth Pittsburgh, PA
Annual water quality report
Reserve Twp 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