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N Middleton Water Auth

Serves Schlusser, Cumberland County, PA · 8,455 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for N Middleton Water Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • PA7210049
  • CARLISLE
  • PA
  • 8,455 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 17013
EPA system ID PA7210049

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • N Middleton Water Auth buys its water from Carlisle Water TRMT PLT, Middlesex Twp Muni Auth and South Middleton Twp Water Auth.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,421 unknown out of 3,444 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 210 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 11, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 11, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 11, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for N Middleton Water Auth go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 1 2
2000s 0 26
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 6
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1999 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against N Middleton Water Auth between 2003 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 31, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Benzo(a)pyrene
Mar 22, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule, Chlorine
Jan 13, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 10, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 30, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 2 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 23, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 24, 2003 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The 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.

CARBON, TOTAL

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

N Middleton Water Auth buys its water from Carlisle Water TRMT PLT, Middlesex Twp Muni Auth and South Middleton Twp Water Auth. EPA also lists 1 surface water intake, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from N Middleton Water Auth.

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Annual water quality report

N Middleton Water 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.

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.

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Testing your own water

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