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Lykens Tap Water Quality Report
Lykens's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Lykens with results above guidelines: LOYALTON WATER ASSN (2 above guidelines)
People Served
3,220
Health-based violations since 2020
6
LYKENS BORO AUTH. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Nov 2020 · LYKENS BORO AUTH
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Lykens Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Lykens's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
LYKENS BORO AUTH, Lykens's water system, serves 3,220 people. 1 other system is listed for Lykens. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to LYKENS BORO AUTH's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for LYKENS BORO AUTH is from Nov 2020.
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Lykens Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Lykens, PA
We read Lykens, PA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 8 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 6 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 83 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Lykens's water
LYKENS BORO AUTH
PWSID PA7220022
LYKENS BORO AUTH reported no detectable fluoride.
LOYALTON WATER ASSN
PWSID PA7220047
LOYALTON WATER ASSN reported no detectable fluoride.
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Recommended Water Filters for Lykens
Based on Lykens's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
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What Lykens's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Lykens, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Lykens? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Dauphin County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Lykens
Lykens's tap water has an estimated 5.3 grains per gallon (91.0 mg/L, county sampling in Dauphin County) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 5.3 gpg water in Lykens — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Pennsylvania as a whole, read water softener cost in Pennsylvania — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lykens Tap Water
Lykens's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 6 health-based violations for LYKENS BORO AUTH that began after its latest compliance result on file (Nov 2020): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)), 6 violations, the first beginning on July 1, 2021 and the latest on October 1, 2024. Every such result predates them, so none can show the water met the standard since, and this page does not call the water safe.
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