Guilford Water Authority

Guilford Water Authority Drinking Water Report Info
About Us The Greater Johnstown Water Authority was incorporated, under the Municipality Authorities Act, in 1964 by the City of Johnstown and Boroughs of Westmont and Southmont as a joint Municipal Authority to give potable water to the inhabitants of the Greater Johnstown area. At which time the Greater Johnstown Water Authority acquired all of the assets of the Johnstown Water Company and the Saltlick Water Company. The Johnstown Water Company had given water to the inhabitants of the Johnstown area since its creation by a special Act of Assembly in 1866. The water company had since its inception, a solid connection with the developing steel industry. In 1929 the Bethlehem Steel Co. acquired the vast majority of the shares in the water company transforming it into a subsidiary for all practical expectations and purposes. The 1964 acquisition culminated 52 years of bargaining by open officials to place responsibility for most valuable local asset into the hands of the general population. The Greater Johnstown Water Authority operates three dams, two wells, a 14 million gallon for each day (mgd) water treatment plant at Riverside, a 3 mgd treatment plant at the Saltlick Reservoir and various storage tanks and siphon stations. The Authority right now serves a base of more than 21,000 clients. Average utilization is around 6.5 mgd with peak utilization in the late spring at 10 mgd. In addition to its stores the GJWA has a long haul supply contract with the Cambria Somerset Authority to purchase water from the Quemahoning repository. The combination of wellsprings of inventory furnishes the GJWA with a large overflow of potable water available for new clients..