Public water system record
Port Allegany Water Department
Serves Port Allegany, McKean County, PA · 2,591 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Port Allegany Water Department 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
- 9
Key facts
- Port Allegany Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1982, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 226 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,013 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Port Allegany Water Department go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 450 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 2 | 203 |
| 2000s | 0 | 101 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 132 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Port Allegany Water Department between 2005 and 2006, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine |
| Aug 22, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 6 violations: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Port Allegany Water Department draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Port Allegany Water Department 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