Public water system · PA4410178
ActiveHughesville Borough Water Auth
At a glance
Hughesville Borough Water Auth (PWSID PA4410178) is an active community water system in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 2,800 people through 1,180 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,800
Service connections
1,180
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hughesville Borough Water Auth compare with other water systems in Lycoming County?
By EPA's size categories, Hughesville Borough Water Auth is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lycoming County has 126 active public water systems, and Hughesville Borough Water Auth is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4 times the county average of 702 people per system, and accounts for 3.2% of the 88,482 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Hughesville Borough Water Auth is about 58% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Hughesville Borough Water Auth?
EPA lists Hughesville Borough Water Auth as owned by a local government. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 11 of the 126 active systems in Lycoming County (8.7%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Hughesville Borough Water Auth have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2026 and April 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-02-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-02-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toxaphenecode 2020 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Hughesville Borough Water Auth: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hughesville Borough Water Auth?
Hughesville Borough Water Auth (PWSID PA4410178) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Hughesville Borough Water Auth serve?
Hughesville Borough Water Auth reports serving 2,800 people through 1,180 service connections in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Hughesville Borough Water Auth get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Hughesville Borough Water Auth have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Hughesville Borough Water Auth's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hughesville Borough Water Auth's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hughesville Borough Water Auth must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Lycoming County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Mun Water Auth | Lycoming | 51,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Jersey Shore Area Jnt Wat Auth | Lycoming | 6,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Montoursville Water Company | Lycoming | 4,983 | Community | Groundwater |
| Muncy Borough Water Company | Lycoming | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montgomery Water Authority | Lycoming | 2,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Muncy State Correctional Inst | Lycoming | 2,050 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Hughesville Borough Water Auth, PWSID PA4410178, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/hughesville-borough-water-auth-pa4410178 (data as of October 1, 2026).