Public water system · PA4110027
ActivePortage Boro Muni Auth
At a glance
Portage Boro Muni Auth (PWSID PA4110027) is an active community water system in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 6,500 people through 3,499 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,500
Service connections
3,499
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Portage Boro Muni Auth compare with other water systems in Cambria County?
By EPA's size categories, Portage Boro Muni Auth is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Cambria County has 65 active public water systems, and Portage Boro Muni Auth is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 199% above the county average of 2,176 people per system, and accounts for 4.6% of the 141,432 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 Portage Boro Muni Auth is roughly in line with 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 Portage Boro Muni Auth?
EPA lists Portage Boro Muni 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. 31 of the 65 active systems in Cambria County (48%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Portage Boro Muni 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 January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and January 2025. By type: 9 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-08 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Portage Boro Muni Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Portage Boro Muni Auth?
Portage Boro Muni Auth (PWSID PA4110027) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Portage Boro Muni Auth serve?
Portage Boro Muni Auth reports serving 6,500 people through 3,499 service connections in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Portage Boro Muni 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 Portage Boro Muni 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 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 Portage Boro 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, one 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 Portage Boro Muni Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Portage Boro 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 Cambria County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Johnstown Wa Riverside | Cambria | 49,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam | Cambria | 22,617 | Community | Surface water |
| Ebensburg Boro Muni Auth | Cambria | 8,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Northern Cambria Muni Water | Cambria | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Southwestern Cambria Cnty Auth | Cambria | 4,400 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jackson Twp Water Auth | Cambria | 4,236 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Portage Boro Muni Auth, PWSID PA4110027, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/portage-boro-muni-auth-pa4110027 (data as of October 1, 2026).