Public water system record
Redbank Valley Mun Auth
Serves New Bethlehem and South Bethlehem, Clarion County and Armstrong County, PA · 3,150 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Redbank Valley Mun Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Redbank Valley Mun Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 0 unknown out of 942 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
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 |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2021 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Redbank Valley Mun Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 0 | 62 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086433 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0912 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083275 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Redbank Valley Mun Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 18, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
2 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Redbank Valley Mun Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Redbank Valley Mun Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mahoning Twp Muni Auth Distant, PA
Annual water quality report
Redbank Valley Mun 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
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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