Public water system record
Millersville Univ
Serves Millersville, Lancaster County, PA · 7,950 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Millersville Univ in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Millersville Univ draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: criminal case filed by Pennsylvania, March 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 13, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Millersville Univ go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 233 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 43 |
| 2000s | 0 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 146 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 26 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Millersville Univ in 2005. The most recent was a criminal case filed in March 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Criminal case filed | 10 violations: Mercury, Antimony, Total, Arsenic, Barium, Chromium (total) |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Millersville Univ draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Millersville Univ 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