TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY
PWSID: PA3540012 · Tamaqua, PA · Serves 8,000 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PWSID PA3540012) in Tamaqua, PA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 8,000 people. The same extract lists 19 health-based violation records spanning 2020-2024. Those 19 health-based rows for TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY cover contaminants such as Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY has 19 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. 2 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Surface Water Treatment Rule. Recorded violations span 2020–2024. 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)
- PA3540012
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Surface Water
- Location
- Tamaqua, PA
- Population Served
- 8,000
- Health Violations
- Yes (19)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 11 | 11 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | 8 | 8 |
Violation History (19)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2020 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | Yes | Nov 1, 2020 |
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Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY on cumulative violation count (19) and EPA-reported population served (8,000). Violation-count peers include GAMBELL WATER SYSTEM, MURFREESBORO WATERWORKS, NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION. Population peers include KAANAPALI, HAILEY WATER AND SEWER, MILL CREEK WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT.
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About This Data
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3540012) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include SCHUYLKILL CO MUN AUTH; MINERSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER AU; BLYTHE TWP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY; KLINE TOWNSHIP MUN AUTHORITY. Health-based rows (19 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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