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Silver Spring Water Assn

Serves an area of Franklin County, PA · 130 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Silver Spring Water Assn in the last ten years.

  • PA7280061
  • CHAMBERSBURG
  • PA
  • 130 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 17202
EPA system ID PA7280061

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Silver Spring Water Assn draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Pennsylvania, September 2010.
  • Record on file since 1988, with 19 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5 unknown out of 48 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Aug 11, 2024 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1988

EPA's records for Silver Spring Water Assn go back to 1988. Before October 20, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 0 5
2000s 13 15
2010 to October 19, 2016 6 12
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2011, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.22375 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.586667 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.89 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.593333 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.626667 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.895 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5075 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.22 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.175 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.6225 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.6575 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.985 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.626667 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.785 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Silver Spring Water Assn and issued 2 boil water orders between 1989 and 2010, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in September 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 10, 2010 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 8 violations (4 health-based): Public Notice, Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Jan 4, 2010 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Sep 26, 2008 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Feb 20, 2008 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Nov 21, 2007 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Aug 14, 2007 Pennsylvania Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Feb 11, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 2, 2004 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Dec 13, 1990 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 20, 1989 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Silver Spring Water Assn draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Silver Spring Water Assn 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 Silver Spring Water Assn for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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