What's in SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH's water?
SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 11,695 people get their water from it, across 4,486 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH ranks 3,338th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 178 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH compares within PA
SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH's 5 health-based violations sit within the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER AUTH is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2023-01-12). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
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 this data is and is not
This is what SOUTH MIDDLETON TWP WATER 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 178 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.