Public water system record
North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth
Serves an area of Fayette County, PA that includes Leith-Hatfield, Smock, Perryopolis and 8 more places · 35,409 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth 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
- 23
Key facts
- North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, May 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 12,174 unknown out of 18,285 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
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Apr 11, 2019 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
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Apr 11, 2019 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
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Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 | 28 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1988 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth between 2003 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in May 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Total Coliform, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 27, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Nov 2, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Feb 20, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Chlorine, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 3, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 7 violations (2 health-based): Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 17, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Total Coliform, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 5, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth. 2 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mountain Water Assn Fairchance, PA
- PA-American Water Co-Connellsv Uniontown, PA
Annual water quality report
North Fayette Cnty 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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