Public water system · PA4070021
ActiveTyrone Boro Water Auth
At a glance
Tyrone Boro Water Auth (PWSID PA4070021) is an active community water system in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 6,500 people through 2,450 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 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,500
Service connections
2,450
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tyrone Boro Water Auth compare with other water systems in Blair County?
By EPA's size categories, Tyrone Boro Water Auth is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Blair County has 50 active public water systems, and Tyrone Boro Water Auth is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.2 times the county average of 2,032 people per system, and accounts for 6.4% of the 101,604 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 Tyrone Boro Water 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 Tyrone Boro Water Auth?
EPA lists Tyrone 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. 14 of the 50 active systems in Blair County (28%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Tyrone 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 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and April 2018. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | 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.
Tyrone Boro Water Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tyrone Boro Water Auth?
Tyrone Boro Water Auth (PWSID PA4070021) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Tyrone Boro Water Auth serve?
Tyrone Boro Water Auth reports serving 6,500 people through 2,450 service connections in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Tyrone 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 Tyrone 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 2018. 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 Tyrone 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 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tyrone Boro Water Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tyrone 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 Blair County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Water Authority | Blair | 62,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Hollidaysburg Muni Auth | Blair | 8,523 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Roaring Spring Muni Water Auth | Blair | 3,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bellwood Boro Auth | Blair | 3,162 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Martinsburg Muni Auth | Blair | 3,160 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blair Twp Water & Sewer Auth | Blair | 2,550 | 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, “Tyrone Boro Water Auth, PWSID PA4070021, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/tyrone-boro-water-auth-pa4070021 (data as of October 1, 2026).