Is GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH's water safe to drink?
GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 12,425 people get their water from it, across 4,515 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH ranks 3,313th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 427 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH compares within PA
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH carries 5, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH is from 2025-01-08 (health-based: 2007-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH'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
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: DICHLOROMETHANE
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and GETTYSBURG MUNI AUTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,313th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.