Newville Boro Water Authority

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Newville Boro Water Authority (PA7210041): 1 past health-based violation, since resolved. Within the five-year EPA monitoring span, Newville Boro Water Authority accumulated 19 violations - every finding has been resolved and the utility operates in full compliance today, supplying water to approximately 2,070 people without any active enforcement proceedings.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Newville Boro Water Authority (EPA ID: PA7210041) is a community water system in Pennsylvania that serves approximately 2,070 people from surface water sources.

This system provides water to 2 ZIP codes across 2 communities.

ZIP-Area Home Safety Context: C (60/100)

This is the average Home Safety Score for 1 of 2 service-area ZIP codes with all required score domains observed. It is not a grade for the water utility.

Model 4.0.0 uses SDWIS identity plus accepted ECHO SDWA lifecycle-based water compliance, the UCMR 5 PFAS MCL screen, EPA radon zone, and annual EPA AirData AQI across three equally weighted domains. Missing required evidence suppresses the score.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 18 resolved, 1 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Health Risk Details

Chlorite (EPA limit: 1 mg/L)

Anemia and nervous system effects in infants and children At-risk groups: infants, developing fetuses, people with G6PD deficiency.

Removal methods: ferrous sulfate reduction, activated carbon, reverse osmosis. Find the right filter →

Lead & Copper

No reported lead measurement appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. Absence of a reported measurement is not a measured zero.

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

Radon Risk in Service Area

Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 1 (High Risk)

The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by PA or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 17241 - Newville
• 17257 - Shippensburg

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Newville Boro Water Authority (PA7210041) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Newville Boro Water Authority water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Newville Boro Water Authority; its 19 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Newville Boro Water Authority serve?

Newville Boro Water Authority serves approximately 2,070 people across 2 ZIP codes in Pennsylvania.

Where does Newville Boro Water Authority get its water?

The primary water source is surface water.

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