DrinkingWaterCheck

MAHANOY TWP AUTH: EPA violation history, explained

MAHANOY TWP AUTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,584 people through 2,963 service connections.

How this compares nationally

64 total violations and 1 health-based ones put MAHANOY TWP AUTH at the 43th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,363 of 12,903.

Against the PA average

Among the 475 PA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - MAHANOY TWP AUTH's 1 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

MAHANOY TWP AUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.

The concern categories on record

MAHANOY TWP AUTH's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What MAHANOY TWP AUTH's record does not cover

This is what MAHANOY TWP AUTH reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 64 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.