Is EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH's water safe to drink?
EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 6,215 people get their water from it, across 1,742 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH ranks 2,094th by violation burden (84th percentile) - 59 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH's 9 health-based violations sit above the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH'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: Groundwater Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
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 EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH's record does not cover
This is what EAST PETERSBURG BOROUGH 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 59 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.