Public water system · PA4310021
ActiveAlexandria Boro Water Auth
At a glance
Alexandria Boro Water Auth (PWSID PA4310021) is an active community water system in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 815 people through 370 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
815
Service connections
370
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Alexandria Boro Water Auth compare with other water systems in Huntingdon County?
By EPA's size categories, Alexandria Boro Water Auth is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Huntingdon County has 86 active public water systems. Its population served is about 73% above the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 40,410 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Alexandria Boro Water Auth is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Alexandria Boro Water Auth?
EPA lists Alexandria Boro Water Auth as owned by a local government. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 19 of the 86 active systems in Huntingdon County (22%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Alexandria Boro Water Auth have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and April 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-02-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Alexandria Boro Water Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alexandria Boro Water Auth?
Alexandria Boro Water Auth (PWSID PA4310021) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Alexandria Boro Water Auth serve?
Alexandria Boro Water Auth reports serving 815 people through 370 service connections in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Alexandria Boro Water Auth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Alexandria Boro Water Auth have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Alexandria Boro Water Auth's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alexandria Boro Water Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Alexandria Boro Water Auth must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Huntingdon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Boro Water Dept | Huntingdon | 13,776 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt Union Municipal Auth | Huntingdon | 5,801 | Community | Surface water |
| St Correct Inst Huntingdon | Huntingdon | 2,200 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Martins Gen Store | Huntingdon | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Walker Twp Muni Auth | Huntingdon | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Orbisonia Rockhill Jt Mun Auth | Huntingdon | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Alexandria Boro Water Auth, PWSID PA4310021, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/alexandria-boro-water-auth-pa4310021 (data as of October 1, 2026).