Is Franklin System York Water 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.

health-based violations

435

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-01-01 → 2010-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2009-10-01 → 2009-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-07-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-07-01 → 2008-09-30

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	176.5 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 566.294 µg/L	68/68	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	64.24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 97.1 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	71.12 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 105 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.5525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	60/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	44.35 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 70.5 µg/L	52/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.4725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.65 µg/L	26/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	70.8 µg/L 472% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 640 µg/L	25/68	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Nitrate	720 µg/L 7.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	28 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.3 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.2 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Selenium	6.3 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

96 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: Tyler Clemens
Phone: 717-267-6025

Frequently asked questions about Franklin System York Water

Is Franklin System York Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Franklin System York Water'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 Franklin System York Water's water?

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

How many people does Franklin System York Water serve?

Franklin System York Water reports serving 4,400 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Franklin System York Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 435 violations on file for Franklin System York Water, of which 36 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.