Public water system record
Veolia Water
Serves an area of Dauphin County, PA that includes Colonial Park, Paxtonia, Lawnton and 10 more places · 110,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Veolia Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Veolia Water draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, November 2006.
- Record on file since 1976, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 15,459 unknown out of 38,130 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.
None since October 2016.
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
|
Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Veolia Water go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 30 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began June 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Veolia Water and issued 1 boil water order between 2003 and 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 12, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Veolia Water draws water from 4 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Harrisburg Intl Airport and PA American Water Co West. 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Veolia Water.
Buys water from
- Harrisburg Intl Airport Middletown, PA
- PA American Water Co West Mechanicsburg, PA
Annual water quality report
Veolia Water 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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