Is UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's water safe to drink?
UNION CITY MUNICIPAL 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: 4,295, over 1,131 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ranks 432th by violation burden (97th percentile) - 213 violations total, 36 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY carries 36, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2027-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
UNION CITY MUNICIPAL 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); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; 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 UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's record does not cover
UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and UNION CITY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 432th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.