Public water system record
Pleasant Valley Water Auth
Serves an area of Fayette County, PA · 3,630 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Pleasant Valley Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Pleasant Valley Water Auth buys its water from Mawc Yough Plant and Indian Creek Valley Water Auth.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2009.
- Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,504 unknown out of 1,504 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Pleasant Valley Water Auth go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 | 21 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Pleasant Valley Water Auth in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
6 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Pleasant Valley Water Auth buys its water from Mawc Yough Plant and Indian Creek Valley Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth. 1 other community water system buys water from Pleasant Valley Water Auth.
Buys water from
- Mawc Yough Plant Greensburg, PA
- Indian Creek Valley Water Auth Indian Head, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth Dunbar, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- PA-American Water Co-Connellsv Uniontown, PA
Annual water quality report
Pleasant Valley Water 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
Testing your own water
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