Public water system record
Jamestown Boro Water Auth
Serves Jamestown, Mercer County, PA · 680 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Jamestown Boro Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Jamestown Boro Water Auth draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2004.
- Record on file since 1982, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 290 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 12, 2025 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 22, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Jamestown Boro Water Auth go back to 1982. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 108 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 23 |
| 1990s | 0 | 58 |
| 2000s | 6 | 18 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Bromate, began April 2005, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.014 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Bromate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Jamestown Boro Water Auth between 2002 and 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 29, 2002 | Pennsylvania | Criminal case filed | 1 violation: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Jamestown Boro Water Auth draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Jamestown Boro 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.
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