Is Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
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

482

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-04-01 → 2005-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-02-01 → 2005-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-02-01 → 2005-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-02-01 → 2005-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-02-01 → 2005-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2005-02-01 → 2005-02-28

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	101.14 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 323 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	3.516 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.52 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.0985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	70 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	161.71 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 165 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	6.55 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	3/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0470 mg/L 313% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	1994

71 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JEFF MARKER
Phone: 814-629-6346

Frequently asked questions about Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp

Is Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp'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 Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp's water?

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

How many people does Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp serve?

Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp reports serving 700 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 482 violations on file for Gray Area Watr Auth of Jen Twp, of which 13 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.