Public water system record
Ridgway Borough Water System
Serves Ridgway, Elk County, PA · 4,700 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Ridgway Borough Water System 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Ridgway Borough Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,140 unknown out of 1,808 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Dec 13, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
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Jan 23, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 13, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Ridgway Borough Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 14 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Ridgway Borough Water System in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Dec 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
What the violations mean
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
Ridgway Borough Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Ridgway Borough Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ridgway Twp Water Auth Ridgway, PA
Annual water quality report
Ridgway Borough Water System 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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