Public water system record
St Marys Area Water Auth
Serves St. Marys and Kersey, Elk County, PA · 19,588 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 21 monitoring/reporting issues for St Marys Area Water 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
- 21
Key facts
- St Marys Area Water Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, May 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 4,049 unknown out of 6,978 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2025 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2020 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for St Marys Area Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 120 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 7 | 30 |
| 2000s | 2 | 70 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against St Marys Area Water Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in May 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 9 violations: Chlorine, CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 15, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 13, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 16 violations: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
St Marys Area Water Auth draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from St Marys Area Water Auth.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Toby Water Kersey, PA
Annual water quality report
St Marys Area 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells