Is New Kensington Muni Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31

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	18.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.8 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	34.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47.5 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	11 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	57.84 µg/L 72% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 81.7 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.685 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 56.3 µg/L	128/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	50.6 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 142 µg/L	115/121	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	39/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.9 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.192 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.54 µg/L	9/29	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	1335.35 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1580 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	52.8 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 54 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	836 µg/L 8.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.342 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.67 µg/L	3/28	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	229.25 µg/L 1528% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	2/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5000 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	6 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	1.37 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2019

91 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JAMES MATTA
Phone: 724-335-8595

Frequently asked questions about New Kensington Muni Auth

Is New Kensington Muni Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in New Kensington 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 New Kensington Muni Auth's water?

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

How many people does New Kensington Muni Auth serve?

New Kensington Muni Auth reports serving 47,800 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has New Kensington Muni Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 43 violations on file for New Kensington Muni 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.