POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH
PWSID: PA1460037 · Pottstown, PA · Serves 36,000 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH (PWSID PA1460037) in Pottstown, PA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 36,000 people. The same extract lists 6 health-based violation records spanning 2022-2023. Those 6 health-based rows for POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH cover contaminants such as Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH has 6 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2022–2023. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Pennsylvania drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Pennsylvania state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- PA1460037
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Pottstown, PA
- Population Served
- 36,000
- Health Violations
- Yes (6)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 6 | 6 |
Violation History (6)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2022 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH on cumulative violation count (6) and EPA-reported population served (36,000). Violation-count peers include CHEROKEE WATER SYSTEM, LAME DEER WATER SYSTEM, FOUR BEARS WATER SYSTEM. Population peers include WALKER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, VALPARAISO DEPARTMENT OF WATER WORKS, MONROE TWP UTILITY DEPARTMENT.
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About This Data
POTTSTOWN BOROUGH WATER AUTH (PA1460037) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include NORTH PENN WATER AUTHORITY; PA AMERICAN NORRISTOWN; NORTH WALES WATER AUTHORITY; HORSHAM WATER&SEWER AUTHORITY. Health-based rows (6 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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