Public water system record
Aiken Water Company
Serves an area of McKean County, PA · 850 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 41 monitoring/reporting issues for Aiken Water Company in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 41
Key facts
- Aiken Water Company draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
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 |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Aiken Water Company go back to 1982. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 170 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 | 60 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 99 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Aiken Water Company in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Aiken Water Company draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aiken Water Company 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