Public water system · PA5040063
ActiveCreswell Heights Jt Auth
At a glance
Creswell Heights Jt Auth (PWSID PA5040063) is an active community water system in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 15,000 people through 5,927 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
15,000
Service connections
5,927
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Creswell Heights Jt Auth compare with other water systems in Beaver County?
By EPA's size categories, Creswell Heights Jt Auth is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Beaver County has 83 active public water systems, and Creswell Heights Jt Auth is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7 times the county average of 2,152 people per system, and accounts for 8.4% of the 178,581 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 Creswell Heights Jt Auth is about 124% above 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 Creswell Heights Jt Auth?
EPA lists Creswell Heights Jt 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. 25 of the 83 active systems in Beaver County (30%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Creswell Heights Jt Auth have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2005 and July 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Creswell Heights Jt Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Creswell Heights Jt Auth?
Creswell Heights Jt Auth (PWSID PA5040063) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Creswell Heights Jt Auth serve?
Creswell Heights Jt Auth reports serving 15,000 people through 5,927 service connections in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Creswell Heights Jt 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 Creswell Heights Jt Auth have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Creswell Heights Jt 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Creswell Heights Jt Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Creswell Heights Jt 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 Beaver County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Falls Muni Auth | Beaver | 49,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ambridge Water Auth | Beaver | 19,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Center Twp Water Auth | Beaver | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mun Water Auth of Aliquippa | Beaver | 15,685 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brighton Twp Muni Auth | Beaver | 7,920 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Monaca Boro Water Dept | Beaver | 6,500 | 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, “Creswell Heights Jt Auth, PWSID PA5040063, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/creswell-heights-jt-auth-pa5040063 (data as of October 1, 2026).