Public water system · PA7380438
ActiveShirks Auction Gallery
At a glance
Shirks Auction Gallery (PWSID PA7380438) is an active transient non-community water system in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shirks Auction Gallery compare with other water systems in Lebanon County?
By EPA's size categories, Shirks Auction Gallery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lebanon County has 105 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 947 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Shirks Auction Gallery 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 Shirks Auction Gallery?
EPA lists Shirks Auction Gallery as privately owned. 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. 70 of the 105 active systems in Lebanon County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Shirks Auction Gallery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and February 2022. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Shirks Auction Gallery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shirks Auction Gallery?
Shirks Auction Gallery (PWSID PA7380438) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Shirks Auction Gallery serve?
Shirks Auction Gallery reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Shirks Auction Gallery 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 Shirks Auction Gallery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. 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 Shirks Auction Gallery'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shirks Auction Gallery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shirks Auction Gallery 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 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, “Shirks Auction Gallery, PWSID PA7380438, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/shirks-auction-gallery-pa7380438 (data as of October 1, 2026).