Public water system record
Sykesville Borough
Serves Sykesville, Jefferson County, PA · 1,500 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Sykesville Borough in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 28
Key facts
- Sykesville Borough buys its water from City of Dubois Water Depart.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Pennsylvania, August 2012.
- Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 547 unknown out of 556 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 17, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 27, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 11, 2021 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 11, 2020 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Sykesville Borough go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (1 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020s | 2 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2012, Archived.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0697 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067525 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065775 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063025 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064175 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063275 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064925 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064708 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06245 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Sykesville Borough between 2003 and 2012. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in August 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2012 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| May 23, 2012 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Feb 7, 2012 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Oct 3, 2011 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Sep 29, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 2, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Dec 15, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Sykesville Borough buys its water from City of Dubois Water Depart. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Sykesville Borough.
Buys water from
- City of Dubois Water Depart Dubois, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Soldier Water System Reynoldsville, PA
Annual water quality report
Sykesville Borough 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.
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