Public water system record
Oil City
Serves Oil City, Venango County, PA · 9,608 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Oil City 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
- 0
Key facts
- Oil City draws water from 15 wells.
- Record on file since 1976, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2,388 lead and 664 unknown out of 4,535 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Oil City go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 29 |
| 2000s | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Oil City draws water from 15 wells. 4 other community water systems buy water from Oil City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cornplanter Township Oil City, PA
- Sage Run Dist Seneca, PA
- Seneca & Cranberry Mall Dist Seneca, PA
- Woodland Heights Dist Seneca, PA
Annual water quality report
Oil City 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