SHREWSBURY BOROUGH: EPA violation history, explained
SHREWSBURY BOROUGH has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 4,727, over 1,878 connections.
How this compares nationally
228 total violations and 4 health-based ones put SHREWSBURY BOROUGH at the 70th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,879 of 12,903.
How SHREWSBURY BOROUGH compares within PA
SHREWSBURY BOROUGH's 4 health-based violations sit within the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SHREWSBURY BOROUGH is from 2025-01-06 (health-based: 2001-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SHREWSBURY 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:
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 1,2-Dichloropropane; CHLOROBENZENE
The most severe category on record is nitrate / nitrite, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
SHREWSBURY BOROUGH'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 228 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.