Public water system record
Grove City Boro Water Dept
Serves Grove City, Mercer County, PA · 7,871 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Grove City Boro Water Dept in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- Grove City Boro Water Dept draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2003.
- Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 395 unknown out of 2,267 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Active |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Grove City Boro Water Dept go back to 1982. Before October 20, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 13 |
| 1990s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 18 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 24, 1987 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Grove City Boro Water Dept in 2003. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in December 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Grove City Boro Water Dept draws water from 4 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Grove City Boro Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Liberty Township Grove City, PA
- Pine Twp Water Distr System Grove City, PA
Annual water quality report
Grove City Boro Water Dept 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