Public water system record
Mawc Furnace Run
Serves an area of Westmoreland County, PA that includes Ligonier and Laurel Mountain · 3,100 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Mawc Furnace Run 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
- 3
Key facts
- Mawc Furnace Run buys its water from Greater Johnstown WA Riverside.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1985, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 1,362 unknown out of 1,578 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Mawc Furnace Run go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 75 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 13 |
| 2000s | 4 | 47 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 15 formal enforcement actions against Mawc Furnace Run between 1991 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 10, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 19, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 27, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 1, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 7, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Total Coliform, Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 6, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 15, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 11, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Feb 10, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 6, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 4 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 22, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Mawc Furnace Run buys its water from Greater Johnstown WA Riverside. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Greater Johnstown WA Riverside Johnstown, PA
Annual water quality report
Mawc Furnace Run 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