Public water system record
Mt Joy Boro Auth
Serves an area of Lancaster County, PA that includes Mount Joy · 15,261 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Mt Joy Boro Auth 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
- 4
Key facts
- Mt Joy Boro Auth draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1982, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 585 unknown out of 5,198 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Mt Joy Boro Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (1 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 117 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 15 |
| 1990s | 0 | 43 |
| 2000s | 1 | 32 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 27 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 23, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 6, 1985 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 31, 1984 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 28, 1983 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 14, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Mt Joy Boro Auth between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 12, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Chlorine, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 9, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 4, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Mt Joy Boro Auth draws water from 3 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Mt Joy Boro Auth.
Annual water quality report
Mt Joy 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.
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