Question 1

Is Southern York Co Sch Dist water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Southern York Co Sch Dist (PWS ID: PA7671312) has 56 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,312 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Southern York Co Sch Dist serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Southern York Co Sch Dist serves 2,312 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Glen Rock or any other city). It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 5 service connections. The operator address is listed in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania.

Question 3

What type of violations does Southern York Co Sch Dist have?

Accepted Answer

Southern York Co Sch Dist has 56 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 55 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Southern York Co Sch Dist water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Southern York Co Sch Dist under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Southern York Co Sch Dist use?

Accepted Answer

Southern York Co Sch Dist uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Southern York Co Sch Dist sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Southern York Co Sch Dist ranks #12,517 of 29,740 by people served, and #481 of 1,340 in Pennsylvania. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Southern York Co Sch Dist's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Southern York Co Sch Dist has 56 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 40% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 60% of that cohort has fewer violations than Southern York Co Sch Dist. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Chlorine	MR	9	2010
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	2006
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	2	2014
TTHM	MR	2	2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
Toluene	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
Nitrate	MR	2	1980
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994

Southern York Co Sch Dist

Southern York Co Sch Dist standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Southern York Co Sch Dist

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served