Question 1

Is Aqua PA Mt Jewett water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Mt Jewett (PWS ID: PA6420018) has 487 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 972 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Aqua PA Mt Jewett serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Aqua PA Mt Jewett serves 972 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Sharon or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 443 service connections. The operator address is listed in Sharon, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Aqua PA Mt Jewett have?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Mt Jewett has 487 total violations: 8 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 471 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Aqua PA Mt Jewett water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Aqua PA Mt Jewett under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Aqua PA Mt Jewett use?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Mt Jewett uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Aqua PA Mt Jewett sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Aqua PA Mt Jewett ranks #20,136 of 29,740 by people served, and #810 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Aqua PA Mt Jewett's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Aqua PA Mt Jewett has 487 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 5% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 95% of that cohort has fewer violations than Aqua PA Mt Jewett. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Chlorine	MR	34	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MR	15	2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2011
Xylenes, Total	MR	13	2011
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	13	2011
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	13	2011
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	13	2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2011
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	13	2011
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	13	2011
Trichloroethylene	MR	13	2011
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	13	2011
Ethylbenzene	MR	13	2011
Styrene	MR	13	2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	13	2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	13	2011
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	13	2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	13	2011
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	13	2011
Benzene	MR	13	2011
Toluene	MR	13	2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	12	2006
TTHM	MR	10	2004
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	10	2004
Groundwater Rule	TT	8	2020
Endothall	MR	4	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2011
Simazine	MR	4	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	4	2011

Aqua PA Mt Jewett

Aqua PA Mt Jewett standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Aqua PA Mt Jewett

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints