Public water system record
Biglerville Water Co
Serves Biglerville, Adams County, PA · 2,501 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Biglerville Water Co in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Biglerville Water Co draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 17 unknown out of 562 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Biglerville Water Co go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 75 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1992, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Biglerville Water Co and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Nitrate, Chlorine |
| Feb 14, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Aug 2, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Sep 30, 1991 | Pennsylvania | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Biglerville Water Co draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Biglerville Water Co must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells