SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS: EPA violation history, explained
SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,150 people get their water from it, across 734 connections.
How this compares nationally
61 total violations and 5 health-based ones put SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS at the 73th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,423 of 12,903.
How SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS compares within PA
SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS's 5 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
The last violation EPA has on record for SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS is from 2023-01-04 (health-based: 2014-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS'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); Groundwater Rule
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Barium
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
SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for SHOEMAKERSVILLE BORO WATER SYS - 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.