Public water system · PA7360521

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Swift Middle Sch

At a glance

Swift Middle Sch (PWSID PA7360521) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,200 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

1,200

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA7360521

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,200

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLancaster County

How does Swift Middle Sch compare with other water systems in Lancaster County?

By EPA's size categories, Swift Middle Sch is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lancaster County has 402 active public water systems. Its population served is about 19% above the county average of 1,008 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 405,283 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 Swift Middle Sch is about 179% 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 Swift Middle Sch?

EPA lists Swift Middle 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. 74 of the 402 active systems in Lancaster County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Swift Middle Sch have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2009 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 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
2025-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063	No	Resolved
2019-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2016-08-03	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2009-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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.

Swift Middle Sch: frequently asked questions

Who runs Swift Middle Sch?

Swift Middle Sch (PWSID PA7360521) 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 Swift Middle Sch serve?

Swift Middle Sch reports serving 1,200 people through 1 service connection in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Swift Middle 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 Swift Middle Sch have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Swift Middle 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Swift Middle Sch's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Swift Middle 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 Lancaster County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Lancaster	Lancaster	120,000	Community	Surface water
Columbia Water Co	Lancaster	25,200	Community	Surface water
Ephrata Area Joint Authority	Lancaster	24,500	Community	Surface water
East Hempfield Water Auth	Lancaster	20,988	Community	Purchased surface water
Elizabethtown Area Water	Lancaster	19,000	Community	Surface water
Mt Joy Boro Auth	Lancaster	15,261	Community	Groundwater under influence of 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, “Swift Middle Sch, PWSID PA7360521, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/swift-middle-sch-pa7360521 (data as of October 1, 2026).