Public water system record

Shrewsbury Borough

Serves Shrewsbury, York County, PA · 4,727 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 110 monitoring/reporting issues for Shrewsbury Borough in the last ten years.

  • PA7670088
  • SHREWSBURY
  • PA
  • 4,727 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 17361
EPA system ID PA7670088

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
110

Key facts

  • Shrewsbury Borough draws water from 9 wells.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, July 1989.
  • Record on file since 1982, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 446 unknown out of 1,893 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
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2023 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Feb 1, 2021 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1982

EPA's records for Shrewsbury Borough go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 113 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 9
1990s 2 0
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 102
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 109

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 2001, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 2001 Resolved
CHLOROBENZENE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 1993 Archived
1,2-Dichloropropane
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 1993 Archived
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Nov 6, 1989 Archived

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators issued 1 boil water order to Shrewsbury Borough in 1989. The most recent was a boil water order in July 1989.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 31, 1989 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Shrewsbury Borough draws water from 9 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Shrewsbury Borough.

Annual water quality report

Shrewsbury Borough 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.