Is Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: GWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Somerset

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01 → 2024-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	346.2 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 402 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromodichloromethane	595.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 700 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Chloroform	681.125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 800 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	17.14 µg/L 114% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	3/25	SYR4	2016–2019
TTHM	11.47 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.575 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.855 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	0.0658 mg/L 438% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	1/1	LCR	2025

4 contaminants tested, none detected

BromoformDibromoacetic AcidMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: Brandon Trent
Phone: 814-233-7451

Frequently asked questions about Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer

Is Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Lead, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer serve?

Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer reports serving 350 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 32 violations on file for Jefferson Twp Water and Sewer, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.