Public water system record

Mahoning Twp Muni Auth

Serves an area of Armstrong County, PA that includes Distant · 900 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for Mahoning Twp Muni Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • PA5030024
  • DISTANT
  • PA
  • 900 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 16223
EPA system ID PA5030024

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
21

Key facts

  • Mahoning Twp Muni Auth buys its water from Redbank Valley Mun Auth.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 324 unknown out of 360 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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
220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
220 Oct 1, 2017 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 11, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 11, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 10, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 10, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 11, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 11, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 11, 2017 Active
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Mahoning Twp Muni Auth go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 3 23
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 21
October 19, 2016 to 2019 5 11
2020s 0 9

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Mar 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Mahoning Twp Muni Auth between 2004 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 8, 2008 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Sep 16, 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

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Mahoning Twp Muni Auth buys its water from Redbank Valley Mun Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Mahoning 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

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