No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2024.
Serves about 3,220 people (1,202 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
From EPA's record for PA7220022. PurityMap is independent of Lykens Boro Auth.
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6 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2024 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.062 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2024 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.066 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2022 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.062 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2022 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.062 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.064 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul–Sep 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.071 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Lykens Boro Auth's phone number on EPA record is 717-856-2185. Its mailing address is 200 MAIN ST., LYKENS, PA 17048.
According to EPA's record, Lykens Boro Auth uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 6 health-based violations for Lykens Boro Auth in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2024. EPA also lists 38 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Lykens Boro Auth's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 1996, was 13.6 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Lykens Boro Auth. Its phone number on EPA record is 717-856-2185. Its mailing address on EPA record is 200 MAIN ST., LYKENS, PA 17048. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.