Public water system record
Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport
Serves an area of Armstrong County, PA · 5,849 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 788 unknown out of 2,954 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2010 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2010 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 144 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 98 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2004, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 12, 1987 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 9 formal enforcement actions against Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Aug 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| May 6, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 21 violations: 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Xylenes, Total, o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene |
| Apr 25, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 11 violations: Cadmium, CYANIDE, Mercury, Nickel, Selenium |
| Mar 23, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 7 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 11, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 16, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport.
Community systems that buy water from it
- South Buffalo Twp Muni Auth Freeport, PA
Annual water quality report
Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport 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
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