Public water system record
Nicholson Boro Auth
Serves Nicholson, Wyoming County, PA · 789 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Nicholson Boro Auth in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 27
Key facts
- Nicholson Boro Auth draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, June 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2023 | Resolved |
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2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 11, 2021 | Active |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2021 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 11, 2021 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Nicholson Boro Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 175 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 142 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 27 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Nicholson Boro Auth between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in June 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| Nov 22, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Nicholson Boro Auth draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Nicholson Boro 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