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Aqua PA Emlenton

Serves Emlenton, Venango County, PA · 915 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Aqua PA Emlenton in the last ten years.

  • PA6610019
  • DUBOIS
  • PA
  • 915 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 15801
EPA system ID PA6610019

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Aqua PA Emlenton draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2004.
  • Record on file since 1982, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 187 unknown out of 402 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1982

EPA's records for Aqua PA Emlenton go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 122 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 14
1990s 0 61
2000s 7 47
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2008, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2008 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2004 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Aqua PA Emlenton in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 27, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Aqua PA Emlenton draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Aqua PA Emlenton 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.

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Testing your own water

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