Is Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lancaster

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

193

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2016-02-01 → 2016-02-29
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-11-01 → 2015-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-11-01 → 2015-11-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0069 µg/L	4/4	2025
Pfhxa	0.0044 µg/L	4/4	2025
PFOA	0.0128 µg/L	4/4	2025
PFOS	0.0079 µg/L	4/4	2025
Pfpea	0.0049 µg/L	4/4	2025
Pfba	0.0051 µg/L	1/4	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	6665 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6730 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	299.2 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 832 µg/L	59/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	34.75 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 74.5 µg/L	51/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.7 µg/L	50/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	48/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	26.63 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 52.6 µg/L	44/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	10.845 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 33.1 µg/L	40/51	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Lead	6.955 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	12/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	9/18	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/18	SYR4	2017–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	2.82 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	5/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	42.65 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 43 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	824.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 840 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloromethane	3.4 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019

86 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CHARLES HEISEY
Phone: 717-892-8634

Frequently asked questions about Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut

Is Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut'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 Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut's water?

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

How many people does Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut serve?

Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut reports serving 6,701 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 193 violations on file for Manheim Area Water & Sewer Aut, of which 15 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.