Public water system record
Latrobe Muni Auth
Serves an area of Westmoreland County, PA that includes Latrobe, Loyalhanna, Lawson Heights and 2 more places · 30,000 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Latrobe Muni Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 39
Key facts
- Latrobe Muni Auth draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, August 2004.
- Record on file since 1982, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 45 lead and 1,358 unknown out of 8,766 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Nov 6, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 7, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Latrobe Muni Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 1 | 17 |
| 2000s | 1 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 20 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 32 |
| 2020s | 2 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began April 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Latrobe Muni Auth in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
2 incidentsThe 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
Latrobe Muni Auth draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Latrobe Muni Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Youngstown Boro Muni Auth Youngstown, PA
Annual water quality report
Latrobe 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