Public water system record
Lca Washington Township Div
Serves an area of Lehigh County, PA that includes Slatedale · 965 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Lca Washington Township Div in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Lca Washington Township Div buys its water from Slatington Borough Water Sys.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, September 2000.
- Record on file since 1980, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 366 unknown out of 366 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Lca Washington Township Div go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (19 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 20 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2000, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Lca Washington Township Div between 1993 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2000 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 15, 1994 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 17, 1994 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 21, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Lca Washington Township Div buys its water from Slatington Borough Water Sys. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Slatington Borough Water Sys Slatington, PA
Annual water quality report
Lca Washington Township Div 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