Public water system record
Possum Valley Muni Auth
Serves Aspers, Adams County, PA · 800 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Possum Valley Muni Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Possum Valley Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Possum Valley Muni Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 98 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 30 |
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 58 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Possum Valley Muni Auth between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 13, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 6 violations: Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 26, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 12, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 13, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Mar 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
| Feb 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 5 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
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
Possum Valley Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Possum Valley Muni Auth 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