Public water system record
Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth
Serves an area of Allegheny County, PA that includes Wilkinsburg, Churchill, Forest Hills and 10 more places · 125,000 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Pennsylvania, October 2014.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,704 lead and 5,828 unknown out of 44,686 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 94 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 82 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth between 2005 and 2014, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2014 | Pennsylvania | Administrative penalty | 3 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice |
| Aug 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Monroeville Municipal Auth. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water Auth.
Buys water from
- Monroeville Municipal Auth Monroeville, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Braddock Boro Water Auth Braddock, PA
Annual water quality report
Wilkinsburg-Penn JT Water 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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