Public water system record
Jennerstown Muni Auth
Serves an area of Somerset County, PA that includes Jennerstown · 1,625 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Jennerstown Muni Auth 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
- 8
Key facts
- Jennerstown Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 523 unknown out of 603 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Jennerstown Muni Auth go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 410 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 120 |
| 2000s | 1 | 145 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 131 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Jennerstown Muni Auth and issued 2 boil water orders between 1990 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 | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Feb 7, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Dec 3, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Nov 3, 1992 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 7 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, Trichloroethylene, Benzene |
| Aug 4, 1992 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 22 violations: Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Fluoride |
| Jul 29, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 26, 1990 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Jennerstown Muni Auth draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Jennerstown Muni Auth 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