Public water system record
Bradford City Water Authority
Serves an area of McKean County, PA that includes Bradford, Foster Brook and University of Pittsburgh Bradford · 18,500 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Bradford City Water Authority in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Bradford City Water Authority draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, January 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,781 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 | Apr 1, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 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
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Bradford City Water Authority go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 161 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 115 |
| 2000s | 0 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bradford City Water Authority in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in January 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 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.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Bradford City Water Authority draws water from 3 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Bradford City Water Authority.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lewis Run Borough Lewis Run, PA
Annual water quality report
Bradford City Water Authority 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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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