Public water system record
Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth
Serves Freeland, Luzerne County, PA · 4,610 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 24
Key facts
- Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 1,093 unknown out of 1,914 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2026 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 112 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 81 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2008, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 29, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jun 6, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| May 13, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Feb 28, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jan 18, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Oct 19, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells