Public water system record
North East Township Water
Serves an area of Erie County, PA · 5,848 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for North East Township Water 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
- 16
Key facts
- North East Township Water buys its water from North East Borough Water Dept.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1987, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 1,377 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 29, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1987
EPA's records for North East Township Water go back to 1987. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 131 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 62 |
| 2000s | 3 | 45 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against North East Township Water in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Oct 17, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 5 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Jan 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jan 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
North East Township Water buys its water from North East Borough Water Dept. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- North East Borough Water Dept North East, PA
Annual water quality report
North East Township Water 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells