Public water system record
Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp
Serves an area of Somerset County, PA that includes Gray · 700 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 45 monitoring/reporting issues for Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 45
Key facts
- Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 202 unknown out of 205 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 187 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 2 | 30 |
| 2000s | 2 | 66 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 77 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020s | 0 | 33 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 5 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 3, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 3, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 6 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp 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