Public water system · PA6420389
ActiveGeorgia Pacific Mt Jewett
At a glance
Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett (PWSID PA6420389) is an active non-transient non-community water system in McKean County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett compare with other water systems in McKean County?
By EPA's size categories, Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McKean County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 738 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 39,840 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett is about 30% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett?
EPA lists Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett as under public/private ownership. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 54 active systems in McKean County (11%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2024 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Lindane (gamma-BHC), Heptachlor and Hexachlorobenzene. EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett: frequently asked questions
Who runs Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett?
Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett (PWSID PA6420389) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett serve?
Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett reports serving 300 people through 2 service connections in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in McKean County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City Water Authority | McKean | 18,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Pa American Water Co Kane | McKean | 5,725 | Community | Surface water |
| Port Allegany Water Department | McKean | 2,591 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smethport Borough | McKean | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Aqua Pa Mt Jewett | McKean | 972 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lewis Run Borough | McKean | 892 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Georgia Pacific Mt Jewett, PWSID PA6420389, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/georgia-pacific-mt-jewett-pa6420389 (data as of October 1, 2026).