Public water system record
Locust Grove Retirement Home
Serves an area of Juniata County, PA · 177 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Locust Grove Retirement Home in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Locust Grove Retirement Home draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, August 2019.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 20 unknown out of 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 1, 2019 | 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
|
Mar 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2022 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2016 | Active |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Locust Grove Retirement Home go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 11 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020s | 1 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2014, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Locust Grove Retirement Home and issued 1 boil water order between 2004 and 2019. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2019 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Locust Grove Retirement Home draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Locust Grove Retirement Home 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Locust Grove Retirement Home for a copy.
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