Is BORO OF WAYNESBORO's water safe to drink?
BORO OF WAYNESBORO has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 13,200 people through 8,004 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BORO OF WAYNESBORO ranks 4,648th by violation burden (64th percentile) - 210 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
Among the 475 PA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - BORO OF WAYNESBORO's 3 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BORO OF WAYNESBORO's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-11-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
BORO OF WAYNESBORO's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BORO OF WAYNESBORO's record does not cover
This is what BORO OF WAYNESBORO reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 210 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.