Is Schuylkill Co Mun Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Schuylkill

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

227

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-05-01 → 2004-05-31

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
Chloroform	36.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 55 µg/L	143/143	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.96 µg/L	141/142	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	41.76 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	41.38 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 65.9 µg/L	123/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	380.6 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 523 µg/L	113/113	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	13.54 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 40.5 µg/L	77/118	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 44 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.509 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.75 µg/L	23/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	18.495 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 20.3 µg/L	20/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Arsenic	1.525 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.7530 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9300 µg/L	5/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	0.3950 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4100 µg/L	4/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Beryllium, Total	0.0748 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0760 µg/L	2/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.0697 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0700 µg/L	2/27	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	0.1409 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1430 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Nitrate	98 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/62	SYR4	2012–2019

92 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, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PATRIK CAULFIELD
Phone: 570-622-8240

Frequently asked questions about Schuylkill Co Mun Auth

Is Schuylkill Co Mun Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Schuylkill Co Mun 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 Schuylkill Co Mun Auth's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Schuylkill Co Mun Auth serve?

Schuylkill Co Mun Auth reports serving 31,850 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Schuylkill Co Mun Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 227 violations on file for Schuylkill Co Mun Auth, of which 22 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.