Public water system record
Lykens Boro Auth
Serves Lykens and Wiconsico, Dauphin County, PA · 3,220 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Lykens Boro Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 36
Key facts
- Lykens Boro Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1985, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 11, 2022 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Lykens Boro Auth go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 149 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 0 | 47 |
| 2000s | 7 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 61 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 | 34 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Lykens Boro Auth between 2003 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jul 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Mar 1, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Oct 25, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Nov 12, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 27, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 15, 2003 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
6 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Lykens Boro Auth draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Lykens Boro 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.
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