Public water system record
Chambersburg Boro Water Sys
Serves Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA · 31,048 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Chambersburg Boro Water Sys 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
- 9
Key facts
- Chambersburg Boro Water Sys draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, June 2005.
- Record on file since 1982, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,546 unknown out of 8,167 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Chambersburg Boro Water Sys go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 3 | 29 |
| 2000s | 6 | 32 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
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CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Chambersburg Boro Water Sys between 2004 and 2005. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in June 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL |
| Jan 27, 2005 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Nov 4, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Chambersburg Boro Water Sys draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Chambersburg Boro Water Sys.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bear Valley Joint Auth St Thomas, PA
Annual water quality report
Chambersburg Boro Water Sys 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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