Is Meyersdale Muni Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Somerset

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

196

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	12.1995 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	61.405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 80 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.905 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	52.94 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 210 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	282.75 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 489 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6 µg/L	21/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1630 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	30 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	4/4	LCR	1996
Monochloroacetic Acid	144.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 150 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	10.9 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2013–2019

64 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Donald Anderson,
Phone: 814-442-4152

Frequently asked questions about Meyersdale Muni Auth

Is Meyersdale Muni Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Meyersdale Muni Auth's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Meyersdale Muni Auth's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Meyersdale Muni Auth serve?

Meyersdale Muni Auth reports serving 2,566 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Meyersdale Muni Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 196 violations on file for Meyersdale Muni Auth, of which 27 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.