Public water system record
Landis Homes
Serves an area of Lancaster County, PA · 850 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Landis Homes in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Landis Homes buys its water from City of Lancaster.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Pennsylvania, July 1993.
- Record on file since 1980, with 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 121 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 30, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 6, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 2, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Landis Homes go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 26 health-based violations (15 resolved, 11 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2011, Resolved.
Show all 26 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06175 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064667 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 17, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 18, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 19, 1990 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 19, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 19, 1988 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 16, 1987 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 16, 1987 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 21, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 21, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 10, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 10, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 21, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 19, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 23, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 17, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 16, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 16, 1981 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 17, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Landis Homes between 1991 and 1993. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in July 1993.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1993 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 6 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
| Sep 24, 1992 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Nitrate |
| Oct 11, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (1 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
5 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Landis Homes buys its water from City of Lancaster. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Lancaster Lancaster, PA
Annual water quality report
Landis Homes 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