Public water system record
York Water Co
Serves an area of York County, PA that includes York, East York, Spry and 25 more places · 206,762 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for York Water Co in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- York Water Co draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1984, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 9 lead and 71,283 unknown out of 71,671 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2025 | Active |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for York Water Co go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
York Water Co draws water from 3 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Hanover Muni Water Works. 4 other community water systems and 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from York Water Co. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to York Water Co.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hanover Muni Water Works Hanover, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Dover Twp Water Sys Dover, PA
- Glen Rock Water Auth Glen Rock, PA
- New Freedom Boro Water Auth New Freedom, PA
- Stewartstown Boro Water Auth Stewartstown, PA
Annual water quality report
York 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.
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.
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