Public water system record
Covington Karthaus Girard A A
Serves an area of Clearfield County, PA that includes Frenchville and Karthaus · 1,700 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Covington Karthaus Girard A A 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
- 5
Key facts
- Covington Karthaus Girard A A draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, August 2004.
- Record on file since 1982, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 52 unknown out of 740 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Covington Karthaus Girard A A go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1999, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Covington Karthaus Girard A A in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Aug 9, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Covington Karthaus Girard A A draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Covington Karthaus Girard A A 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