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Auburn Municipal Authority

Auburn, Pennsylvania 17922 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 920 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

920
People served
84
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Auburn Municipal Authority, 8% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
920
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Auburn Municipal Authority

Auburn Municipal Authority is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 920 residents in Auburn, Pennsylvania (Schuylkill County) through 327 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 7 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 53 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 14 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Auburn Municipal Authority's 84 violations sit below the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
920
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
327
County
Schuylkill
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
53
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 2004
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2017
Public Notice Other 5 2024
Chlorine MR 3 2004
TTHM MR 2 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 1990
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1990
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1990
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1990
Toluene MR 2 1990
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1990
Styrene MR 2 1990
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1990
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 1990
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1990
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1990
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2008
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 1990
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1990
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Auburn Municipal Authority.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA3540015 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Auburn Municipal Authority under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 7000
2024 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 7500
2022 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 0200
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2456
2017 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2950
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 0600
2004 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 0200
2004 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 0999
1990 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2931
1990 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2968
1990 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2979
1990 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2987
1990 Toluene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2991
1990 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2992
1990 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / PA3540015 / 2996

How Auburn Municipal Authority Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Auburn Municipal Authority Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 920 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Auburn Municipal Authority water safe to drink? ▼
Auburn Municipal Authority (PWS ID: PA3540015) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 920 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Auburn Municipal Authority serve? ▼
Auburn Municipal Authority serves 920 people in Auburn, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 327 service connections.
What type of violations does Auburn Municipal Authority have? ▼
Auburn Municipal Authority has 84 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 53 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Auburn Municipal Authority water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Auburn Municipal Authority under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Auburn Municipal Authority use? ▼
Auburn Municipal Authority uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.