Public water system record
Franklin Twp Muni Auth
Serves Cashtown, Adams County, PA · 441 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Franklin Twp Muni 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
- 8
Key facts
- Franklin Twp Muni Auth draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Franklin Twp Muni Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 27 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Franklin Twp Muni Auth in 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Feb 9, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
Where the water comes from
Franklin Twp Muni Auth draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Franklin Twp Muni 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.
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 Franklin Twp Muni Auth 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