Public water system record
PA American Water Co West
Serves an area of Cumberland County, PA that includes Lower Allen, Camp Hill, New Cumberland and 6 more places · 105,127 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for PA American Water Co West 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
- 4
Key facts
- PA American Water Co West draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2010.
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 20 lead and 42,110 unknown out of 43,552 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for PA American Water Co West go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1993, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against PA American Water Co West in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2010 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
PA American Water Co West draws water from 2 surface water intakes. It also has emergency connections to Veolia Mechanicsburg and Middlesex Twp Muni Auth. 2 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from PA American Water Co West. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to PA American Water Co West.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Veolia Mechanicsburg Harrisburg, PA
- Middlesex Twp Muni Auth Carlisle, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- State Correctional Inst Camp Hill, PA
- Veolia Water Harrisburg, PA
Annual water quality report
PA American Water Co West 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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