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Public Notification Rule violations in Pennsylvania

1,265 active public water systems in Pennsylvania had a Public Notification Rule violation in the past three years, 1,265 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Public Notification Rule is and why it matters.

Health effects: No direct health risk from the notification violation itself, but delayed notification means customers may have consumed contaminated water without the chance to take protective action (boil water orders, bottled water use).

Systems with a Public Notification Rule violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth
Allegheny County
125,000 3 0
Altoona Water Authority
Blair County
62,500 4 0
Hca Hazleton Division
Luzerne County
45,000 3 1
Aqua PA Roaring Creek Division
Northumberland County
43,000 2 1
Cranberry Twp Wtp
Butler County
42,000 3 0
North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth
Fayette County
35,409 2 0
Guilford Water Auth
Franklin County
28,135 3 1
Aqua PA Susquehanna Division
Bradford County
15,569 2 1
Morrisville Munic Authority
Bucks County
13,342 3 2
Tri Cnty JT Muni Auth
Washington County
10,100 7 3
Ebensburg Boro Muni Auth
Cambria County
8,500 2 1
Kittanning Suburb JT Water Aut
Armstrong County
8,000 3 1
MT Airy Casino & Resort
Monroe County
7,000 5 2
Sewickley Boro Water Auth
Allegheny County
6,800 5 1
Manor Twp JT Muni Auth
Armstrong County
6,744 4 1
Harmony Boro Water Auth
Butler County
6,669 1 1
Jersey Shore Area Jnt Wat Auth
Lycoming County
6,600 7 1
Belle Vernon Boro Muni Auth
Fayette County
6,000 3 1
Buffalo Twp Mun Auth Freeport
Armstrong County
5,849 2 1
MT Union Municipal Auth
Huntingdon County
5,801 5 1
Duquesne Water Dept
Allegheny County
5,565 4 2
Schwenksville Borough Auth
Montgomery County
5,200 5 0
Tarentum Boro Water Dept
Allegheny County
4,927 6 0
Fawn Frazer JT Water Auth
Allegheny County
4,650 3 0
Upper Hanover Water Authority
Montgomery County
4,600 4 1
North Sewickley Mun Water Auth
Beaver County
4,578 4 1
Franklin System York Water
Franklin County
4,400 5 1
Southwestern Cambria Cnty Auth
Cambria County
4,400 7 0
Mansfield Borough Mun Auth
Tioga County
4,100 9 0
Raccoon Creek State Park
Beaver County
4,000 6 1
Shohola Falls Trails End Sys#2
Pike County
3,933 3 2
Mountain Water Assn
Fayette County
3,856 6 1
Eagle Lake Community Assoc
Lackawanna County
3,500 3 1
Mountaintop Reg Water Auth
Centre County
3,456 3 1
Girard Boro Water Dept
Erie County
3,301 1 1
Emporium Water Company
Cameron County
3,300 1 1
Coudersport Boro Authority
Potter County
3,166 9 1
Nanty Glo Water Auth
Cambria County
3,152 6 1
Aspinwall Boro Water Dept
Allegheny County
3,151 3 1
Quarryville Boro
Lancaster County
3,150 2 1
Redbank Valley Mun Auth
Clarion County
3,150 4 1
Gallitzin Boro Water Auth
Cambria County
3,130 8 0
Midland Boro Muni Auth
Beaver County
3,100 7 1
Octorara Area School District
Chester County
3,100 3 1
Lake City Boro Munic Water
Erie County
2,935 3 1
Hughesville Borough Water Auth
Lycoming County
2,800 7 0
Milesburg Borough Water Auth
Centre County
2,750 4 2
Pvsd Center Elementary School
Monroe County
2,722 3 2
Western Clinton CO Mun Auth
Clinton County
2,610 9 1
Bentleyville Muni Auth
Washington County
2,600 4 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Public Notification Rule, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Public Notification Rule alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Pennsylvania records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.