Public water system · PA4290004
ActiveBelfast Twp Muni Auth
At a glance
Belfast Twp Muni Auth (PWSID PA4290004) is an active community water system in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 276 people through 105 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
276
Service connections
105
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Belfast Twp Muni Auth compare with other water systems in Fulton County?
By EPA's size categories, Belfast Twp Muni Auth is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fulton County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is about 14% above the county average of 241 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% of the 7,480 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 Belfast Twp Muni 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Belfast Twp Muni Auth?
EPA lists Belfast Twp Muni Auth as privately owned. 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. 21 of the 31 active systems in Fulton County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Belfast Twp Muni 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 January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Chlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Tetrachloroethylene and trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | 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.
Belfast Twp Muni Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Belfast Twp Muni Auth?
Belfast Twp Muni Auth (PWSID PA4290004) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Belfast Twp Muni Auth serve?
Belfast Twp Muni Auth reports serving 276 people through 105 service connections in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Belfast Twp Muni Auth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Belfast Twp Muni 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 January 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 Belfast Twp Muni 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 January 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 Belfast Twp Muni Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Belfast Twp Muni 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 Fulton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcconnellsburg Boro Muni Auth | Fulton | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Cowans Gap St Park | Fulton | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Crystal Springs Rest Area | Fulton | 650 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Warfordsburg Rest Area Site B | Fulton | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Fulton Elem Sch | Fulton | 499 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Forbes Rd School District | Fulton | 475 | Non-transient non-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, “Belfast Twp Muni Auth, PWSID PA4290004, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/belfast-twp-muni-auth-pa4290004 (data as of October 1, 2026).