Public water system record
Borough of Wampum Water Dept
Serves Wampum, Lawrence County, PA · 832 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Borough of Wampum Water Dept 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
- 13
Key facts
- Borough of Wampum Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 14 lead and 35 unknown out of 323 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Borough of Wampum Water Dept go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Chlorine, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Borough of Wampum Water Dept between 2004 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jul 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Borough of Wampum Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Borough of Wampum Water Dept 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