Public water system record

Ulysses Municipal Authority

Serves Ulysses, Potter County, PA · 640 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 142 monitoring/reporting issues for Ulysses Municipal Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • PA6530006
  • ULYSSES
  • PA
  • 640 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 16948
EPA system ID PA6530006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
142

Key facts

  • Ulysses Municipal Authority draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 198 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
350 Nov 5, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Jun 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 16, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Aug 1, 2018 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 13, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 13, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 13, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 1, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 1, 2013 Resolved
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Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Ulysses Municipal Authority go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 794 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 14
1980s 0 24
1990s 0 3
2000s 1 89
2010 to October 18, 2016 11 664
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 12
2020s 1 41

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began May 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
May 1, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Mar 1, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
May 1, 2012 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Mar 1, 2012 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Feb 1, 2012 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Dec 1, 2011 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Nov 1, 2011 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Sep 1, 2011 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2007 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Ulysses Municipal Authority and issued 2 boil water orders between 1988 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 29, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Mar 3, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 14 violations: Beryllium, Total, Barium, Cadmium, Selenium, Thallium, Total
Oct 25, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Jul 7, 1989 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation
Jul 31, 1988 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

3 incidents

The 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 each of these violations.

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Ulysses Municipal Authority draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Ulysses Municipal Authority 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.