Public water system record
Point Marion Boro
Serves Point Marion, Fayette County, PA · 1,110 people served
Federal records show 18 health-based violations and 84 monitoring/reporting issues for Point Marion Boro in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 18
- Resolved
- 10
- Unresolved
- 8
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 84
Key facts
- Point Marion Boro draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, August 2004.
- Record on file since 1991, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 | Mar 25, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 25, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 25, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 13, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 23, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 30, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 30, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 16, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 28, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Sep 22, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 2, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 22, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Point Marion Boro go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 174 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 4 | 115 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 37 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 26 |
| 2020s | 13 | 55 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065701 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067161 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Point Marion Boro between 2003 and 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Mar 30, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 5, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
9 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
3 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards
Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Point Marion Boro draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Point Marion Boro 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