Public water system · PA7671292
ActiveFriendship Elem Sch
At a glance
Friendship Elem Sch (PWSID PA7671292) is an active non-transient non-community water system in York County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 625 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
625
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Friendship Elem Sch compare with other water systems in York County?
By EPA's size categories, Friendship Elem Sch is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). York County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,960 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 388,008 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Friendship Elem Sch is about 45% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Friendship Elem Sch?
EPA lists Friendship Elem Sch as under public/private ownership. 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. 55 of the 198 active systems in York County (28%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Friendship Elem Sch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and August 2019. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Groundwater Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Chlorine and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene. EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
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.
Friendship Elem Sch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Friendship Elem Sch?
Friendship Elem Sch (PWSID PA7671292) is a non-transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Friendship Elem Sch serve?
Friendship Elem Sch reports serving 625 people through 1 service connection in York County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Friendship Elem Sch get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Friendship Elem Sch have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. 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 Friendship Elem Sch'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Friendship Elem Sch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Friendship Elem Sch is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in York County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Water Co | York | 206,762 | Community | Surface water |
| Hanover Muni Water Works | York | 40,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Dover Twp Water Sys | York | 21,097 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Red Lion Municipal Authority | York | 15,882 | Community | Surface water |
| Dallastown Yoe Water Auth | York | 12,300 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| West Manchester Twp Auth | York | 9,960 | 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, “Friendship Elem Sch, PWSID PA7671292, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/friendship-elem-sch-pa7671292 (data as of October 1, 2026).