Is Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Wyoming

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

147

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-08-01 → 2022-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-07-01

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0044 µg/L	2/8	2023
PFOS	0.0066 µg/L	2/8	2023
Pfpea	0.0055 µg/L	2/8	2023
PFOA	0.0048 µg/L	1/8	2023

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	758 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1110 µg/L	99/109	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3750 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4000 µg/L	50/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	282.15 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 286 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	26.1 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 33.4 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.775 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	17.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20.7 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	5.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.1995 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	153 µg/L No EPA limit set	8/8	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	8.7 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	7/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	8.035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	3.58867 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6803 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Cyanide	5 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.23 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.93 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Fluoride	230 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.07 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019

87 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROGER HADSALL
Phone: 570-836-3493

Frequently asked questions about Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth

Is Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Barium, TTHM, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth serve?

Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth reports serving 5,349 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 147 violations on file for Tunkhannock Boro Munic Auth, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.