EBMA Meeting are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 pm at the Municipal Authority. Agenda will be available 24 hours before meetings, to request one, email ebmadmin@ptd.net.
East Bangor Municipal Authority, PO Box 539, East Bangor PA 18013. To drop off payments at the Municipal Authority at 555 E. Central Ave. East Bangor, you may use the black drop locking mailbox.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Authority is a non-profit organization working to bring our Customers the Best Service we can possibly deliver at the Most Reasonable Rates.
Welcome to East Bangor Municipality Authority (EBMA), a public Water and Wastewater Authority. The Authority is supervised by a five member Board of Directors responsible for supplying safe drinking water to approximately 900 people.
WATER OPERATIONS EBMA provides safe drinking water to over 300 billing accounts representing a population of approximately 900 people in residential, commercial, public and industrial settings. Additionally, over the past 2 years EBMA has made major improvements to its sources of water, upgraded its water treatment facility and expanded its water distribution system The Authority provides public water services not only to the Borough of East Bangor, but also a small portion of Upper Mt Bethel Township and the entire neighboring community of Locke Heights.
EBMA is currently working to acquire grants in hopes to erect a 300,000 Gallon Water Tower within the borough which would greatly improve our distribution system.
WASTE TREATMENT
Our Waste Treatment Plant currently serves only the Borough of East Bangor, which consists of over 200 homes. Our Treatment plant has also received major upgrades within the past 3 years including newly installed SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) which is a system for remote monitoring and controlling. This facility which includes offices, garages and meeting rooms have also received many renovations such as newly installed Heating Systems, New Roofs, interior and exterior lighting upgrades and the addition of an On-Line Auto Alert Notification System which is a shared venture with the East Bangor Borough. This allows both the Authority and the Borough to send alerts to all registered customers notifying them of any events or issues within minutes.
To register for the Auto Alert System please call 570-856-4527. If no answer, please leave info which should include:
Name
Phone Number
Address
Email (optional)
EBMA Board Members
Brad Wagner – President 570-856-4527
Russell Stout – Vice President 610-588-1601
Todd McLain 484-241-1183
Larry Lobb 610-588-0512
Jessica Engler Treasurer/Secretary Call for questions, billing etc. 610-588-9911
Solicitor Attorney Peter Layman
Contractors Portland Contractors – 570-656-2575
Emergency Contact Phone Numbers
Water/Sewer – 610-588-9911
Auto Alert System Notifications
Registration/Changes – 570-856-4527
To log in to your account and view your water usage as well as check your balances and pay bills go to https://ebma.authoritypay.com
Fore Right to Know request, email ebmadmin@ptd.net
2024 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
East Bangor Municipal Authority
P.O. Воx 539
East Bangor, PA 18013
We’re pleased to present to you our Annual Drinking Water Quality Report for water quality in 2024. This report is designed to inform you about the quality of water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and
dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. Our water is drawn from
ground water wells. Our water is disinfected with chlorine and poly phosphate. Water from our wells is tested on a regular basis.
The water system is operated by state Certified Water Plant Operator (Mr. Craig LaBarre).
I’m pleased to report that our drinking water meets federal and state requirements.
This report shows our water quality and what it means. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, please email edmadmin@ptd.net We want our valued customers to be informed about their water utility.
East Bangor Municipal Authority routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws following table shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2024. Some of the water s
samples were actually collected prior to 2024 but are the most recent data, which is available. All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. It’s important to remember that the presence of these contaminants does not necessarily pose a health risk. This table lists all of the tests, which we performed which had detectable levels, violations of an MCL or AL, or are of particular interest (see the following list for a definition of MCL and AL).
The following is a list of all the testing which has been performed: Total Coliform Bacteria, Inorganic Chemicals (14 elements), Volatile Organic Chemicals (21 compounds), Gross Alpha Activity, Nitrates, nitrites, Lead, Copper, TTHM, HАA5.
In this table you will find many terms and abbreviations you might not be familiar with. To help you better understand these terms we’ve provided the following definitions:
Definitions:
Non-Detects (ND) – laboratory analysis indicates that the contaminant is not present at a detectable level.
Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (MG/I) – one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single
penny in $ 10,000.
Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) – picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.
Action Level (AL) – The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) – The “Maximum Allowed” (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in
drinking water. MCLSs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal – The “Goal” (MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
TEST RESULTS
Likely source of Contamination
Contaminant
(Unit of measurement)
Violation
Y/N
Level
Detected
Sample MCLG MCL
Date
Total Coliform Bacteria N 9/15/21
11/17/21
presence of coliform 0
bacteria in 5% of monthly samples
Naturally present in the environment Contaminant
Action Level (AL)
MCLG 90th Percentile
Value Range of sampling results Units # of Sites Above
AL of Total Sites Violation Sources of Contamination
Y/N
Copper 1.3 1.3 0.225 0.026-0.228 ppm 0 out of 11 N
Lead 15 0 0.0018 0-0.002 ppb 0 out of 11 N
Corrosion of household plumbing
Corrosion of household plumbing
Contaminant Violation
(Unit of measurement)
Total Trihalomethanes
(TTHMs) ppb
Haloacetic Acids
(HAAS) ppb
Y/N
Level
Detected
MCL Sample
Date
Likely Source of Contamination
N 0.0046 0.08 2024 Byproduct of drinking water chlorination
N 0.0027 0.06 2024 Byproduct of drinking water disinfection
Contaminant Minimum
Disinfectant
Residual
Lowest
Level
Detected
Range of
Detections
Units Sample
Date
Violation
Y/N Likely Source of Contamination
Chlorine (ppm)
Entry Point 101 0.40 0.82 0.82-1.84
ppm 2024 N
Distribution location 701 0.34 0.34-1.31
Water additive used to control
Microbes
0.20
Distribution location 702 0.35 0.35-1.67
Footnotes:
(a) None of the eleven water samples collected exceeded the Lead Action Level collected in 2022.
(b) None of the eleven water samples collected exceeded the Copper Action Level collected in 2022.
