Public water system · PA7280326

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Shanks Ch of the Brethern

At a glance

Shanks Ch of the Brethern (PWSID PA7280326) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7280326

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyFranklin County

How does Shanks Ch of the Brethern compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Shanks Ch of the Brethern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 115 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,182 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 135,909 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Shanks Ch of the Brethern is about 31% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% 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 Shanks Ch of the Brethern?

EPA lists Shanks Ch of the Brethern 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. 27 of the 115 active systems in Franklin County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Shanks Ch of the Brethern have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and March 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Archived
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2022-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	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.

Shanks Ch of the Brethern: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shanks Ch of the Brethern?

Shanks Ch of the Brethern (PWSID PA7280326) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Shanks Ch of the Brethern serve?

Shanks Ch of the Brethern reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Shanks Ch of the Brethern 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 Shanks Ch of the Brethern 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 March 2026. 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 Shanks Ch of the Brethern'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 March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shanks Ch of the Brethern's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shanks Ch of the Brethern is a 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 Franklin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chambersburg Boro Water Sys	Franklin	31,048	Community	Surface water
Guilford Water Auth	Franklin	28,135	Community	Groundwater
Boro of Waynesboro	Franklin	13,200	Community	Surface water
Bear Valley Joint Auth	Franklin	12,589	Community	Surface water
Washington Twp Muni Auth	Franklin	6,134	Community	Groundwater
Greencastle Area Water Auth	Franklin	5,500	Community	Surface water

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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, “Shanks Ch of the Brethern, PWSID PA7280326, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/shanks-ch-of-the-brethern-pa7280326 (data as of October 1, 2026).