BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH: EPA violation history, explained
BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 5,353 people through 2,005 service connections.
How this compares nationally
126 total violations and 15 health-based ones put BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH at the 91th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,213 of 12,903.
How BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH compares within PA
BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH's 15 health-based violations sit above the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH is from 2026-01-01 (health-based: 2024-04-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 this data is and is not
This is what BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH 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. Between the utility's meter and BIRDSBORO MUNI WATER AUTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,213th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.