Is Greencastle Area Water Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

117

health-based violations

262

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-04-01 → 1993-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-04-01 → 1993-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1995-10-16

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	7400 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	391.95 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 709 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	30.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.7095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	42.3 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 43.2 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	35.255 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 38.5 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.8 µg/L	23/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	9 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	21/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.03 µg/L	21/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0052 mg/L 35% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Barium	70 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.165 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	6/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	0.8740 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8800 µg/L	5/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	25.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.4 µg/L	5/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	990 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	5/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	146 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	9.715 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	4.868 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.92 µg/L	2/23	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	2300 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019

89 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EMILEE LITTLE
Phone: 717-597-7143

Frequently asked questions about Greencastle Area Water Auth

Is Greencastle Area Water Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Greencastle Area Water 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 Greencastle Area Water Auth's water?

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

How many people does Greencastle Area Water Auth serve?

Greencastle Area Water Auth reports serving 5,500 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Greencastle Area Water Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 262 violations on file for Greencastle Area Water Auth, of which 117 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.