Public water system record
Arendtsville Muni Water Sys
Serves Arendtsville, Adams County, PA · 1,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Arendtsville Muni Water Sys 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
- 16
Key facts
- Arendtsville Muni Water Sys draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 186 unknown out of 329 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Arendtsville Muni Water Sys go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2001, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Arendtsville Muni Water Sys between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 14, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 6, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Arendtsville Muni Water Sys draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Arendtsville Muni Water Sys 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