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Community Water System · PWS PA7010048

Eisenhower Water Supply

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 760 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

760
People served
65
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 65 drinking-water violations at Eisenhower Water Supply, 5% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

65
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
760
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Eisenhower Water Supply

Eisenhower Water Supply is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 760 residents in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Adams County) through 73 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 65 total violations for this system , of which 3 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 24 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Eisenhower Water Supply's 65 violations sit below the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
760
Total Violations
65
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
73
County
Adams
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 24 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2011
Public Notice Other 7 2016
Chlorine MR 6 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2015
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2013
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1990
Vinyl chloride MR 1 1990
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1990
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1990
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1990
Trichloroethylene MR 1 1990
Benzene MR 1 1990
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1990

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Eisenhower Water Supply.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA7010048 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Eisenhower Water Supply under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Groundwater Rule MR 24 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 0700
2017 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 0999
2016 Public Notice Other 7 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 7500
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 7000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 3100
2012 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 0700
2011 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 5000
1990 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2969
1990 Vinyl chloride MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2976
1990 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2977
1990 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2980
1990 Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2982
1990 Trichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2984
1990 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2990
1990 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / PA7010048 / 2981

How Eisenhower Water Supply Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Eisenhower Water Supply Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 65 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 760 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Eisenhower Water Supply water safe to drink? ▼
Eisenhower Water Supply (PWS ID: PA7010048) has 65 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 760 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Eisenhower Water Supply serve? ▼
Eisenhower Water Supply serves 760 people in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 73 service connections.
What type of violations does Eisenhower Water Supply have? ▼
Eisenhower Water Supply has 65 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Eisenhower Water Supply water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Eisenhower Water Supply under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Eisenhower Water Supply use? ▼
Eisenhower Water Supply uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.