Is Akron Borough Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1999-09-01 → 1999-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-10-01 → 1998-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-10-01 → 1995-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2026-04-01 → 2026-04-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-09-11

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0120 µg/L	4/4	2023
Pfhxa	0.0072 µg/L	3/4	2023
PFBS	0.0048 µg/L	2/4	2023
Pfhpa	0.0055 µg/L	2/4	2023
Pfba	0.0054 µg/L	1/4	2023
PFOA	0.0050 µg/L	1/4	2023
PFOS	0.0044 µg/L	1/4	2023

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	772 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1390 µg/L	73/73	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	9150 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 9500 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	10.54 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	45/73	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	12.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	33.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.1 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	51.1 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 62.1 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.755 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	1.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	128 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 130 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.816 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.964 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.97 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2018–2019
Chromium	10.555 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.7025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.72 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2018–2019
Selenium	10.72 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	120 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	10.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2023

84 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SUSAN DAVIDSON,
Phone: 717-471-4580

Frequently asked questions about Akron Borough

Is Akron Borough tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Akron Borough'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 Akron Borough's water?

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

How many people does Akron Borough serve?

Akron Borough reports serving 4,200 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Akron Borough had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 60 violations on file for Akron Borough, 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.