Is Upper Leacock Township Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
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	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2018-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2018-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2018-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1988-02-24 → 1988-03-23
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0091 µg/L	7/7	2025
PFOA	0.0081 µg/L	7/7	2025
Pfpea	0.0124 µg/L	7/7	2025
PFBS	0.0046 µg/L	6/7	2025
Pfba	0.0093 µg/L	4/7	2025
PFOS	0.0095 µg/L	4/7	2025
Pfhpa	0.0065 µg/L	2/7	2025
PFHXS	0.0037 µg/L	2/7	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	6380 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6900 µg/L	210/210	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	454.5 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 860 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	5.4 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	21/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	23.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.2 µg/L	16/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.6 µg/L	16/19	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	65.84 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 142 µg/L	15/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Bromoform	3.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	13/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	52.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 112 µg/L	13/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.715 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 35.1 µg/L	11/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	21.25 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 22 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.93 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2018–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.37 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2018–2019
Antimony, Total	1.07 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	3.95 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	30.9265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.5 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2018–2019
Fluoride	120 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	10.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/7	UCMR-5	2025

83 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MICHAEL MORRIS
Phone: 717-847-6494

Frequently asked questions about Upper Leacock Township

Is Upper Leacock Township tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Upper Leacock Township'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 Upper Leacock Township's water?

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

How many people does Upper Leacock Township serve?

Upper Leacock Township reports serving 7,734 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Upper Leacock Township had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 193 violations on file for Upper Leacock Township, of which 8 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.