YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,435 people get their water from it, across 1,063 connections.
YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
67 total violations and 26 health-based ones put YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF at the 95th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 676 of 12,903.
How YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF compares within AL
AL's 364 covered systems average 2.1 health-based violations each; YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF carries 26, 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 YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF is from 2012-01-09 (health-based: 2012-01-09). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF'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
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
YORK WATER SYSTEM, CITY OF'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 67 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.