Public water system record
PA-American Water-Brownsville
Serves an area of Fayette County and Washington County, PA that includes California, Hiller, Brownsville and 3 more places · 7,844 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for PA-American Water-Brownsville 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
- 0
Key facts
- PA-American Water-Brownsville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2004.
- Record on file since 2000, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 10 lead and 5,141 unknown out of 5,584 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for PA-American Water-Brownsville go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against PA-American Water-Brownsville in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Jan 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
PA-American Water-Brownsville draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Tri Cnty JT Muni Auth. It also has an interim connection to North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from PA-American Water-Brownsville.
Buys water from
- Tri Cnty JT Muni Auth Fredericktown, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth Dunbar, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- PA-American Water- Uniontown Uniontown, PA
Annual water quality report
PA-American Water-Brownsville 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