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BORO OF WAYNESBORO

PWS ID: PA7280032 · WAYNESBORO, Pennsylvania 17268

BORO OF WAYNESBORO serves 13,200 people in WAYNESBORO, Pennsylvania using Surface Water water sources. It has 477 recorded EPA violations, including 7 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: BORO OF WAYNESBORO

BORO OF WAYNESBORO is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 13,200 residents in WAYNESBORO, Pennsylvania (Franklin County) through 8,004 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 477 total violations for this system , of which 7 (1%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 452 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is CARBON, TOTAL, recorded in 41 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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. BORO OF WAYNESBORO's 477 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). 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
13,200
Total Violations
477
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
8,004
County
Franklin
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
452
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
CARBON, TOTAL MR 41 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 35 2019
Chlorine MR 26 2019
Groundwater Rule MR 22 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 18 2019
TTHM MR 15 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2020
Combined Uranium MR 9 2017
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 2023
Endrin MR 9 2023
Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 2023
Heptachlor MR 9 2023
Nitrate MR 9 2012
Toluene MR 8 2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2021
Xylenes, Total MR 7 2021
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 7 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 7 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 7 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 7 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 7 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 7 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 7 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 7 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2021
Benzene MR 7 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 7 2021
Styrene MR 7 2021

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 180 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTrDA 8/6/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/6/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/6/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/6/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/6/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/6/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/6/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/6/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/6/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/6/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/6/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/6/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/6/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/6/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/1/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/1/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/1/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/1/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/13/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/13/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 5/13/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/13/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 5/13/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/13/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/13/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 5/13/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/13/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 5/13/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 5/13/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected

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 BORO OF WAYNESBORO.

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 PA7280032 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 BORO OF WAYNESBORO 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 8000
2024 CARBON, TOTAL MR 41 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2920
2024 Groundwater Rule MR 22 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 0700
2023 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 9 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2274
2023 Endrin MR 9 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2005
2023 Heptachlor epoxide MR 9 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2067
2023 Heptachlor MR 9 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2065
2023 LASSO MR 5 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2051
2023 Methoxychlor MR 5 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2015
2023 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 5 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2042
2023 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2010
2022 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 7500
2021 TTHM MR 15 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2950
2021 Toluene MR 8 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2991
2021 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 SDWIS / PA7280032 / 2380

How BORO OF WAYNESBORO Compares

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

Metric BORO OF WAYNESBORO Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 477 150.6 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 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 13,200 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BORO OF WAYNESBORO water safe to drink? ▼
BORO OF WAYNESBORO (PWS ID: PA7280032) has 477 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 13,200 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does BORO OF WAYNESBORO serve? ▼
BORO OF WAYNESBORO serves 13,200 people in WAYNESBORO, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 8,004 service connections.
What type of violations does BORO OF WAYNESBORO have? ▼
BORO OF WAYNESBORO has 477 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 452 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in BORO OF WAYNESBORO water? ▼
No. BORO OF WAYNESBORO was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does BORO OF WAYNESBORO use? ▼
BORO OF WAYNESBORO uses Surface Water 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.

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