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Community Water System · PWS PA5030043

Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut

Adrian, Pennsylvania 16210 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 8,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

8,000
People served
291
EPA violations
20
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 291 drinking-water violations at Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut, 7% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

291
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
8,000
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut

Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 8,000 residents in Adrian, Pennsylvania (Armstrong County) through 2,970 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 291 total violations for this system , of which 20 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 242 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 20 violations (MCL, health-based). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut's 291 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
8,000
Total Violations
291
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,970
County
Armstrong
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
20
Monitoring Violations
242
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 20 2010
Public Notice Other 17 2010
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2018
E. COLI MR 8 2009
CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 8 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2009
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2020
Benzene MR 6 2020
Toluene MR 6 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2020
Styrene MR 6 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2020
Chlorine MR 6 2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2020
Barium MR 3 2020
Cadmium MR 3 2020

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/21/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/21/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/21/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/21/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/21/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/21/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/21/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/21/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/22/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/22/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/22/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/22/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/22/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/22/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/22/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/22/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/22/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/22/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/22/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/22/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA5030043 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 CARBON, TOTAL MR 8 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2920
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 8 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 8000
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 0300
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2380
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2955
2020 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2964
2020 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2968
2020 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2969
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2979
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2981
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2984
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2985
2020 Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2987
2020 Benzene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 6 SDWIS / PA5030043 / 2991

How Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 291 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 8,000 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut water safe to drink?
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut (PWS ID: PA5030043) has 291 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 8,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut serve?
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut serves 8,000 people in Adrian, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 2,970 service connections.
What type of violations does Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut have?
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut has 291 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 242 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut water?
No. Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut use?
Kittanning Suburb Jt Water Aut uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from?
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.