Public water system record
Rural Valley Water Works
Serves Rural Valley, Armstrong County, PA · 1,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Rural Valley Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Rural Valley Water Works draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3 unknown out of 376 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Rural Valley Water Works go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 11 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Rural Valley Water Works between 2004 and 2006, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine |
| Nov 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 1, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Rural Valley Water Works draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
Rural Valley Water Works 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