Is Veolia Middletown Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

334

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-06-01 → 1996-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-06-01 → 1996-06-30
TT	Health-based	Archived	1991-11-01 → 1991-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-07-01 → 2014-09-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0068 µg/L	10/10	2025
PFHXS	0.0061 µg/L	10/10	2025
PFOS	0.0127 µg/L	10/10	2025
PFOA	0.0075 µg/L	9/10	2025
Pfpea	0.0069 µg/L	8/10	2025
Pfhxa	0.0064 µg/L	7/10	2025
Pfba	0.0062 µg/L	1/10	2025
Pfhpa	0.0030 µg/L	1/10	2025

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
Nitrate	5100 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5300 µg/L	160/162	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1490 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	61/61	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	4.465 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	28/61	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroethylene	4.155 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	20/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	3.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	13.725 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 16.5 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.572 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	13/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	322.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 350 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	514.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 520 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	2.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	8.27 µg/L 165% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	10/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	23.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	10/10	UCMR-5	2025
Chromium	4.18 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2012–2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.8760 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9300 µg/L	5/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Arsenic	3.29 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2018–2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.5700 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.1400 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/29	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	5.2 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2018

77 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GEORGE FLOWERS
Phone: 717-948-3055

Frequently asked questions about Veolia Middletown

Is Veolia Middletown tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 31 contaminants in Veolia Middletown'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 Veolia Middletown's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Lead, Trichloroethylene, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Veolia Middletown serve?

Veolia Middletown reports serving 9,600 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Veolia Middletown had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 334 violations on file for Veolia Middletown, of which 3 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.