Is Harmony Boro Water Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

417

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0050 µg/L	1/4	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
Copper	340 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 440 µg/L	70/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	42.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 46 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	70.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 100 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	31.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	125.27 µg/L 157% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 141 µg/L	67/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	66.95 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 92 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	8.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	29/67	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.9 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	19/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	1040 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	35.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	27.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.7 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0022 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Fluoride	268.5 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 270 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.53 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	1.6 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	42.5 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.2300 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	120 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Toluene	2.5 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019

91 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-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DAVID SZAKELYHI
Phone: 724-452-6780

Frequently asked questions about Harmony Boro Water Auth

Is Harmony Boro Water Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Harmony Boro Water Auth'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 Harmony Boro Water Auth's water?

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

How many people does Harmony Boro Water Auth serve?

Harmony Boro Water Auth reports serving 6,669 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Harmony Boro Water Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 417 violations on file for Harmony Boro Water Auth, of which 83 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.