Public water system record
Upper Leacock Township
Serves Leola, Lancaster County, PA · 7,734 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Upper Leacock Township 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
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Upper Leacock Township draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2022.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,153 unknown out of 2,404 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 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Upper Leacock Township go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 83 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 70 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began February 1988, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 24, 1988 | Archived |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
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
Upper Leacock Township draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from City of Lancaster.
Buys water from
- City of Lancaster Lancaster, PA
Annual water quality report
Upper Leacock Township 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