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Shillington Muni Auth

At a glance

Shillington Muni Auth (PWSID PA3060067) is an active community water system in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 13,300 people through 5,697 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

13,300

Service connections

5,697

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDPA3060067

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served13,300

Service connections5,697

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyBerks County

How does Shillington Muni Auth compare with other water systems in Berks County?

By EPA's size categories, Shillington Muni Auth is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Berks County has 471 active public water systems, and Shillington Muni Auth is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17 times the county average of 799 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% of the 376,539 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 Shillington Muni Auth is about twice 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 Shillington Muni Auth?

EPA lists Shillington Muni 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. 43 of the 471 active systems in Berks County (9.1%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Shillington Muni Auth have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and January 2026. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 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
2026-01-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2025-12-07	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2025-12-07	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-09-16	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-01-22	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2016-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	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.

Shillington Muni Auth: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shillington Muni Auth?

Shillington Muni Auth (PWSID PA3060067) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Shillington Muni Auth serve?

Shillington Muni Auth reports serving 13,300 people through 5,697 service connections in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Shillington Muni 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 Shillington Muni Auth have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Shillington Muni 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shillington Muni Auth's water quality report?

As a community water system, Shillington Muni 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 Berks County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Reading Area Water Authority	Berks	95,100	Community	Surface water
Paw Penn District	Berks	28,508	Community	Groundwater
Paw Glen Alsace Div	Berks	24,951	Community	Purchased surface water
Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth	Berks	22,400	Community	Groundwater
Kutztown Borough Water	Berks	14,200	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth	Berks	10,400	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, “Shillington Muni Auth, PWSID PA3060067, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/shillington-muni-auth-pa3060067 (data as of October 1, 2026).