Is YORK WATER CO's water safe to drink?
YORK WATER CO had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 206,762, over 68,414 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
21 total violations and 1 health-based ones put YORK WATER CO at the 40th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,796 of 12,903.
Against the PA average
YORK WATER CO's 1 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
YORK WATER CO's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-11-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
YORK WATER CO'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: Revised Total Coliform 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 YORK WATER CO's record does not cover
This is what YORK WATER CO 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 - 1 health-based violation on file for YORK WATER CO - 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.