The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Oakmont customers are fortunate because we enjoy an abundant water supply from the Allegheny River. The Hulton Purification Plant draws water from the Allegheny River. This river is constantly being replenished from various reservoirs to our north, including the Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, Tionesta Lake, East Branch Clarion River Lake, Mahoning Creek Lake, Crooked Creek Lake, Conemaugh River Lake, and Loyalhanna Lake, along with underground sources and numerous small creeks and springs. Altogether, our treatment facility provides roughly two billion gallons of clean drinking water every year.

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A source water assessment is currently being performed for our area to provide baseline data about the quality of water before it is treated and distributed to customers. This is important because it identifies the origins of contaminants within our area and indicates the susceptibility of our water system to such contaminants. To find out more about our water supply you may obtain a copy of the assessment from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection upon completion of their study. Please be aware that anything carried with storm runoff eventually enters our streams and rivers.