Is Municipal Authority Sunbury Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Northumberland

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

611

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-16
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-16
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-16
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-16
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-04-01 → 2008-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-08-01 → 1994-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1994-06-01 → 1994-06-30

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
TTHM	62.595 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 80.3 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	131/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	42.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 64.4 µg/L	131/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.424 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.5 µg/L	129/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.725 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 59.3 µg/L	126/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	121.435 µg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3120 µg/L	110/119	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	17.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21.7 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2016–2019
Bromoform	13.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	29/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	33.9 µg/L 226% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 612 µg/L	25/118	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.6275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.64 µg/L	16/56	SYR4	2016–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.562 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.63 µg/L	9/56	SYR4	2016–2019
Barium	44.015 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 48.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1330 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1055.5 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	15 µg/L 7.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	37.9 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	205 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019

90 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DERRICK BACKER
Phone: 570-988-1760

Frequently asked questions about Municipal Authority Sunbury

Is Municipal Authority Sunbury tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 19 contaminants in Municipal Authority Sunbury'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 Municipal Authority Sunbury's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Municipal Authority Sunbury serve?

Municipal Authority Sunbury reports serving 11,043 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Municipal Authority Sunbury had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 611 violations on file for Municipal Authority Sunbury, of which 13 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.