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Fredericksburg Water Auth

At a glance

Fredericksburg Water Auth (PWSID PA7380035) is an active community water system in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,200 people through 580 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,200

Service connections

580

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7380035

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,200

Service connections580

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLebanon County

How does Fredericksburg Water Auth compare with other water systems in Lebanon County?

By EPA's size categories, Fredericksburg Water Auth is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lebanon County has 105 active public water systems. Its population served is about 27% above the county average of 947 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 99,423 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fredericksburg Water Auth is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 244 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Fredericksburg Water Auth?

EPA lists Fredericksburg Water Auth as owned by a local government. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 13 of the 105 active systems in Lebanon County (12%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fredericksburg Water Auth have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and May 2024. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2024-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Fredericksburg Water Auth: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fredericksburg Water Auth?

Fredericksburg Water Auth (PWSID PA7380035) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Fredericksburg Water Auth serve?

Fredericksburg Water Auth reports serving 1,200 people through 580 service connections in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Fredericksburg Water Auth get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Fredericksburg Water Auth have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Fredericksburg Water Auth's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fredericksburg Water Auth's water quality report?

As a community water system, Fredericksburg Water Auth must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Lebanon County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lebanon Water Auth	Lebanon	57,000	Community	Surface water
Myerstown Water Auth	Lebanon	9,500	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Borough of Cornwall	Lebanon	3,343	Community	Purchased surface water
Fort Indiantown Gap	Lebanon	3,100	Community	Purchased surface water
Newmanstown Water Auth	Lebanon	2,335	Community	Groundwater
Richland Boro Water Supply	Lebanon	1,700	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Fredericksburg Water Auth, PWSID PA7380035, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/fredericksburg-water-auth-pa7380035 (data as of October 1, 2026).