ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY: EPA violation history, explained
ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 62,500, over 23,379 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
272 total violations and 63 health-based ones put ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY at the 99th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 178 of 12,903.
Against the PA average
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY carries 63, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-11-09, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Fluoride
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
This is what ALTOONA WATER AUTHORITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 272 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.