Public water system · PA4440011
ActiveMcveytown Boro Auth
At a glance
Mcveytown Boro Auth (PWSID PA4440011) is an active community water system in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 478 people through 201 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
478
Service connections
201
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Mcveytown Boro Auth compare with other water systems in Mifflin County?
By EPA's size categories, Mcveytown Boro Auth is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mifflin County has 27 active public water systems, and Mcveytown Boro Auth is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 1,197 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 32,320 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 Mcveytown Boro 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 Mcveytown Boro Auth?
EPA lists Mcveytown Boro 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. 6 of the 27 active systems in Mifflin County (22%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Mcveytown Boro 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 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and January 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-228 (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2013-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2013-07-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
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.
Mcveytown Boro Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mcveytown Boro Auth?
Mcveytown Boro Auth (PWSID PA4440011) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mcveytown Boro Auth serve?
Mcveytown Boro Auth reports serving 478 people through 201 service connections in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Mcveytown Boro 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 Mcveytown Boro 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 2025. 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 Mcveytown Boro 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 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mcveytown Boro Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Mcveytown Boro 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 Mifflin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth | Mifflin | 29,432 | Community | Surface water |
| Allensville Muni Auth | Mifflin | 480 | Community | Surface water |
| Newton Hamilton Boro | Mifflin | 270 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Sal Lees Dream | Mifflin | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mifflin Cnty Sch Dist | Mifflin | 233 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wayne Twp Muni Water Auth | Mifflin | 167 | Community | Purchased 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, “Mcveytown Boro Auth, PWSID PA4440011, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/mcveytown-boro-auth-pa4440011 (data as of October 1, 2026).