Public water system record
Aqua PA Jefferson Heights
Serves Mount Cobb, Lackawanna County, PA · 556 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Aqua PA Jefferson Heights in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Aqua PA Jefferson Heights draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, August 2004.
- Record on file since 1988, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 125 unknown out of 219 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Nov 12, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 23, 2019 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Aqua PA Jefferson Heights go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 65 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Aqua PA Jefferson Heights in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Aqua PA Jefferson Heights draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Aqua PA Jefferson Heights must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells