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Community Water System · PWS PA7670113

Franklintown Boro Muni Auth

Franklintown, Pennsylvania 17323 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 705 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

705
People served
205
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 205 drinking-water violations at Franklintown Boro Muni Auth - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

205
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
705
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Franklintown Boro Muni Auth

Franklintown Boro Muni Auth is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 705 residents in Franklintown, Pennsylvania (York County) through 315 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 205 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 188 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 12 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Franklintown Boro Muni Auth's 205 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
705
Total Violations
205
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
315
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
188
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2012
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2019
Chlorine MR 5 2012
Nitrate MR 5 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 4 1999
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1999
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1999
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1999
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1999
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1999
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 1999
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1999
Benzene MR 4 1999
Styrene MR 4 1999
Ethylbenzene MR 4 1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 1999
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1999
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1999
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1999
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1999
Toluene MR 4 1999
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1999
Endrin MR 3 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2014
Methoxychlor MR 3 2014
Toxaphene MR 3 2014
2,4-D MR 3 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Franklintown Boro Muni Auth.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA7670113 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Franklintown Boro Muni Auth under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 5000
2018 Groundwater Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 0700
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 7000
2017 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2950
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2456
2014 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2005
2014 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2010
2014 Methoxychlor MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2015
2014 Toxaphene MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2020
2014 2,4-D MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2105
2014 2,4,5-TP MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2110
2014 Endothall MR 2 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2033
2014 Glyphosate MR 2 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2034
2014 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2035
2014 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / PA7670113 / 2037

How Franklintown Boro Muni Auth Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Franklintown Boro Muni Auth Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 205 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 705 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Franklintown Boro Muni Auth water safe to drink? ▼
Franklintown Boro Muni Auth (PWS ID: PA7670113) has 205 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 705 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Franklintown Boro Muni Auth serve? ▼
Franklintown Boro Muni Auth serves 705 people in Franklintown, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 315 service connections.
What type of violations does Franklintown Boro Muni Auth have? ▼
Franklintown Boro Muni Auth has 205 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 188 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Franklintown Boro Muni Auth water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Franklintown Boro Muni Auth under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Franklintown Boro Muni Auth use? ▼
Franklintown Boro Muni Auth uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.