Is HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH's water safe to drink?
HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 4,990 people through 2,229 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH ranks 3,947th by violation burden (69th percentile) - 106 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH's 4 health-based violations sit within the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER 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: Groundwater Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH's record does not cover
This is what HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for HAMBURG MUNI WATER&SEWER AUTH - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.