Is Indian Creek Valley Water Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

2,334

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-05-01 → 2025-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-08-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-08-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-08-01 → 2024-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31

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
Nitrate	1214 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1420 µg/L	68/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1277.78 µg/L 98% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1989.2 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	16.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.6 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	23.965 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 35.4 µg/L	50/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32 µg/L	41/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	21/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.2 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 20.6 µg/L	21/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	240.95 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	17.66 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 21.4 µg/L	18/66	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/12	SYR4	2018–2019
Lithium	13.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/16	UCMR-5	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.916 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2018–2019
Antimony, Total	2 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.775 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	2/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.7 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/46	SYR4	2012–2019

92 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KERRY WITT
Phone: 724-455-2905

Frequently asked questions about Indian Creek Valley Water Auth

Is Indian Creek Valley Water Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Indian Creek Valley Water 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 Indian Creek Valley Water Auth's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Chloroform, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Indian Creek Valley Water Auth serve?

Indian Creek Valley Water Auth reports serving 7,000 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Indian Creek Valley Water Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 2334 violations on file for Indian Creek Valley Water Auth, of which 0 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.