WATER TREATMENT · 20 MIN FROM OUR GREENVILLE OFFICE
Jamestown’s borough water comes from three wells and gets two listed treatment steps, both disinfection. Any iron, hardness or odor you notice is handled at the house, whether you’re on the borough line or a private well.
Serving our communities since 1967
USGS sampled Mercer County wells between 1928 and 2023. That shows what is common here, and your own water test sets the size of the system.
Schedule a water test- HardMedian 7.6 gpg; 59% of 102 wells hard or very hardThe softener
- Iron58% of 99 wells above 0.3 mg/L; median 0.45 mg/LThe iron system
- Manganese54% of 93 wells above 0.05 mg/LThe iron system
- pHMedian pH 7.4; 9% of 96 wells below 6.5Blue-green stains
- Town waterJamestown Borough Water Authority: about 680 people, its own wellsWater softeners
- Not on recordBacteria, nitrate, PFAS, arsenicWater testing
- 102 wellsIn the USGS record for Mercer County. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples.
- 679 wellsDomestic wells on file within 5 miles of Jamestown, a median 93 feet deep.
- 20 minFrom our Greenville office by road. Same crews, same drive, for the whole area.
- WHAT YOUR TEST ADDS
- Your well’s numbers, not the county’s
- Bacteria and nitrate, which the record never covers
- Which equipment your water needs, and in what order
WHAT WE INSTALL IN JAMESTOWN
The Equipment Jamestown
Water Tends to Need.
Chatfield Water Systems is one line, with one system per problem. Your water test decides which ones you need and in what order; the county record shows which are likely.
- HARD AT THE MEDIAN
Water softeners
59% of sampled Mercer County wells were hard or very hard, at a median of 7.6 grains per gallon. Your softener is sized to your own test.
EXPLORE - 58% OF WELLS ABOVE THE IRON LINE
Iron & manganese removal
58% of sampled wells were above 0.3 mg/L of iron and 54% above the manganese line. The FerronX goes in at the point of entry, ahead of the softener.
EXPLORE - FIRST, EVERY TIME
A water test
Every system above starts with a test of your well or your tap water, from our Greenville office, about 20 minutes from Jamestown. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN JAMESTOWN
What Jamestown Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
Three borough wells, two treatment steps
The Jamestown Borough Water Authority serves about 680 people through 312 connections, all from groundwater: the South Well, Well 1R and Well #3. EPA lists one treatment plant and two treatment steps. Chlorine is added by hypochlorination, and 4-log treatment of viruses is listed, a virus-disinfection standard that groundwater systems report against.
Nothing else is recorded: no iron removal, softening or corrosion inhibitor. So the water reaches you with whatever minerals the wells carry, plus chlorine. On borough water, a CityLux takes the chlorine out for the whole house, and a water test shows whether hardness or iron is worth treating too. The borough authority’s water report covers the rest.
Well logs and Late Devonian rock
Around Jamestown, PaGWIS holds 679 well logs with a depth inside 5 miles. The median well is 93 feet, and the middle half fall between 70 and 120. Rock comes up fast, at a median of 18 feet with the middle half from 12 to 33. The rock mapped at the town center is Late Devonian: the Berea Sandstone through Venango Formation, with shale, sandstone and siltstone. Yields have a median of 20 gallons per minute, 12 to 37 for the middle half.
If your well water smells like sulfur, the CataPure Carbon System pairs chlorine or peroxide injection with carbon to remove it, and the rotten-egg smell page covers the causes. Rust-colored staining is a different job, for the FerronX Iron System. Which one you need comes down to your test results.
No softening on either supply
Neither the borough’s list nor a private well includes softening, so whatever hardness is in the water reaches the fixtures on both. The USGS county record puts the median well at 7.6 grains per gallon, and 59 percent of the sampled wells came in hard or very hard. Your well or your borough tap can land on either side of that, which is why the number that matters is your own.
Hardness shows as white scale on faucets and shower glass, spotting on dishes, and a water heater that slowly loses efficiency. On a well, a LuxSoft softener set up from your hardness reading takes it out. On the borough line, the CityLux softens and removes chlorine in the same unit. The hard water page explains the grains-per-gallon scale if you want to read your own result.
The Mercer County record
USGS samples from Mercer County wells, taken 1928–2023: 59% of wells hard or very hard, 58% over the iron line, 9% below pH 6.5. The full record, measure by measure, is on the Mercer County water treatment page.
From our Greenville office
Jamestown is about 20 minutes and 12 miles by road from our Greenville office, and the municipalities around it get the same crews and the same drive: Greene Township, West Shenango Township, South Shenango Township, West Fallowfield Township, Sugar Grove Township, West Salem Township, Greenville, East Fallowfield Township, Kinsman Township, Hempfield Township. Nearby on the map:
- Greenville, PA
- Williamsfield, OH
- Kinsman, OH
- Farmdale, OH
- Conneaut Lake, PA
- Andover, OH
- All of Mercer County
Source: Water quality: USGS National Water Information System results for Mercer County wells, served through the Water Quality Portal, sampled between 1928 and 2023, retrieved 2026-09-14. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples. The 0.3 mg/L iron and 0.05 mg/L manganese marks are EPA secondary standards, which are aesthetic limits, not health limits. Well depth: USGS groundwater site inventory for Mercer County, 2,406 wells with a recorded depth, retrieved 2026-09-14.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Jamestown Questions.
Straight Answers.
Is Jamestown borough water chlorinated?
Yes. Hypochlorination is one of the two steps EPA lists for the borough system, and the only added chemical on that list. Chlorine does its job in the pipes, but if the taste or smell bothers you, a CityLux removes it from every tap in the house, including the shower. Homes on the line get their full water report from the borough authority.
How deep are private wells around Jamestown?
The 679 logs within 5 miles put the median at 93 feet, with half of them between 70 and 120. Bedrock sits shallow, 12 to 33 feet down in the middle half of the logs that record it. A new well’s depth depends on where water turns up in the rock, so those numbers show the local range and can’t predict yours.
Why test a Jamestown well if the neighbors’ water is fine?
Because wells a short distance apart can draw from different layers of the same shale, sandstone and siltstone and come out with different iron, hardness or smell. The test at your tap covers your own well, and a certified lab handles bacteria and nitrate. Results come before any equipment choice.
Do you test water in Jamestown?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Jamestown from our Greenville office, about 20 minutes away by road. The test measures what is in your water and at what level, and any equipment it points to is quoted after the results.
Talk with the Chatfield team.
(724) 588-2652A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOES A LONG WAY
Know Your Water.
WATER PROBLEMSDo you have hard water?
The signs, the county hardness record, and how to confirm it.
WATER PROBLEMSOrange stains from your well water.
Read the stain, the county iron record, and what to note before you call.
WATER PROBLEMSBacteria in your water.
What a coliform result means, what to do now, and which treatment follows.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Better Water in Jamestown
Starts with a Test.
Call or fill out the form to schedule your water test. We’ll come out from Greenville, measure what is in the water, and recommend the equipment that fits.