Public water system record
Auth of Boro of Charleroi
Serves an area of Washington County, PA that includes Donora, Speers, Charleroi and 3 more places · 27,000 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Auth of Boro of Charleroi in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Auth of Boro of Charleroi draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, December 2007.
- Record on file since 1984, with 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 11,588 unknown out of 11,716 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Auth of Boro of Charleroi go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 22 health-based violations (21 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 231 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 12 | 156 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 64 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 22 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 11, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 8 formal enforcement actions against Auth of Boro of Charleroi between 2004 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2007 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Feb 22, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 10, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 14, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Public Notice |
| Sep 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 6, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation (1 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL |
| Mar 23, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 9, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
2 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder 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
Where the water comes from
Auth of Boro of Charleroi draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Auth of Boro of Charleroi.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bentleyville Muni Auth Bentleyville, PA
Annual water quality report
Auth of Boro of Charleroi 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.
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