Public water system record

Newville Boro Water Auth

Serves an area of Cumberland County, PA that includes Newville · 2,070 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Newville Boro Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.

  • PA7210041
  • NEWVILLE
  • PA
  • 2,070 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 17241
EPA system ID PA7210041

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
24

Key facts

  • Newville Boro Water Auth draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, November 1985.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 718 unknown out of 808 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2024 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 1, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
May 1, 2020 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2019 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Newville Boro Water Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 1
1980s 0 1
1990s 2 22
2000s 0 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 21

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1993, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Apr 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators issued 1 boil water order to Newville Boro Water Auth in 1985. The most recent was a boil water order in November 1985.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 26, 1985 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Newville Boro Water Auth draws water from 1 well. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Newville Boro Water Auth.

Annual water quality report

Newville Boro Water 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.

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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.