Public water system record
Jay Twp Water Authority
Serves an area of Elk County, PA that includes Weedville, Byrnedale and Force · 1,131 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 157 monitoring/reporting issues for Jay Twp Water Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Surface water
ZIP
15868
EPA system ID
PA6240005
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 157
Key facts
- Jay Twp Water Authority draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Pennsylvania, June 2023.
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
Check whether Jay Twp Water Authority serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 1, 2023 | 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
|
Jan 1, 2026 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | 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 |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Jay Twp Water Authority go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 71 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 1 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 32 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020s | 4 | 119 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began August 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Jay Twp Water Authority and issued 2 boil water orders between 1986 and 2023, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2023 | Pennsylvania | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Pennsylvania | Civil case filed in court | 1 violation (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Aug 16, 2011 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (2 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 13, 2009 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 7 violations (3 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 25, 1986 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Jay Twp Water Authority draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Jay Twp Water Authority.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Huston Twp Muni Auth Penfield, PA
Annual water quality report
Jay Twp Water Authority 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.
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