Public water system record
Lititz Boro
Serves Lititz, Lancaster County, PA · 9,397 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lititz Boro 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
- 1
Key facts
- Lititz Boro draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, November 2004.
- Record on file since 1981, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,197 unknown out of 3,905 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Lititz Boro go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (2 resolved, 15 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2000, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 15, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1988 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 17, 1985 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Nov 19, 1985 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 15, 1985 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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May 14, 1985 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 10, 1984 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 20, 1983 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 8, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 11, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 20, 1982 | Archived |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Feb 9, 1982 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 15, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lititz Boro in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in November 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Lititz Boro draws water from 7 wells. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Lititz Boro.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Warwick Twp Lititz Sys Lititz, PA
Annual water quality report
Lititz Boro 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