Public water system record
Freemansburg MHC
Serves an area of Northampton County, PA · 90 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Freemansburg MHC 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
- 26
Key facts
- Freemansburg MHC draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, August 2020.
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Freemansburg MHC go back to 1992. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 25 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Freemansburg MHC and issued 1 boil water order between 2005 and 2020. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2020 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
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
Freemansburg MHC draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Freemansburg MHC 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Freemansburg MHC for a copy.
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