Public water system record
Pillow Boro Auth
Serves Pillow, Dauphin County, PA · 312 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Pillow Boro Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Pillow Boro Auth draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, September 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 130 unknown out of 134 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Pillow Boro Auth go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 76 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 38 |
| 2000s | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020s | 1 | 7 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Pillow Boro Auth in 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Jan 31, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
Pillow Boro Auth draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Pillow Boro Auth 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.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Pillow Boro Auth for a copy.
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