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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA7670801

Gifford Pinchot St Park

Lewisberry, Pennsylvania 17339 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
333
EPA violations
32
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 333 drinking-water violations at Gifford Pinchot St Park, 10% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

333
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Gifford Pinchot St Park

Gifford Pinchot St Park is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania (York County) through 67 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 333 total violations for this system , of which 32 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 248 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 126 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%).

Gifford Pinchot St Park's 333 violations sit above 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
1,000
Total Violations
333
Health-Based Violations
32
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
67
County
York
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
248
Treatment Tech Violations
29

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 126 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 87 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 22 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 17 2015
Public Notice Other 16 2023
Nitrate MR 13 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 2023
Groundwater Rule TT 7 2021
Nitrite MR 3 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2023

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 Gifford Pinchot St Park.

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 PA7670801 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 Gifford Pinchot St Park 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 22 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 8000
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 126 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 0200
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 87 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 0300
2023 Public Notice Other 16 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 7500
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 0200
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 8000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 12 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 8000
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 7 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 0700
2019 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 1040
2019 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 1041
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 17 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 3100
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / PA7670801 / 3100

How Gifford Pinchot St Park Compares

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

Metric Gifford Pinchot St Park Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 333 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 32 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 1,000 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 Gifford Pinchot St Park water safe to drink? ▼
Gifford Pinchot St Park (PWS ID: PA7670801) has 333 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Gifford Pinchot St Park serve? ▼
Gifford Pinchot St Park serves 1,000 people in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. It is a State-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 67 service connections.
What type of violations does Gifford Pinchot St Park have? ▼
Gifford Pinchot St Park has 333 total violations: 32 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 248 monitoring/reporting violations, and 29 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Gifford Pinchot St Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Gifford Pinchot St Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Gifford Pinchot St Park use? ▼
Gifford Pinchot St Park uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.