Public water system record
Upper Southampton Mun Auth
Serves an area of Bucks County, PA · 16,000 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 42 monitoring/reporting issues for Upper Southampton Mun Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Groundwater Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 42
Key facts
- Upper Southampton Mun Auth draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1982, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 103 unknown out of 5,100 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Nov 12, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 13, 2025 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 23, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 12, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Upper Southampton Mun Auth go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 208 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 167 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 25 |
| 2020s | 2 | 16 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2014, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Upper Southampton Mun Auth between 2004 and 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 26, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Upper Southampton Mun Auth draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Bcwsa Main Lower South. It also has an emergency connection to Warminster Municipal Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Upper Southampton Mun Auth.
Buys water from
- Bcwsa Main Lower South Warrington, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Warminster Municipal Authority Warminster, PA
Annual water quality report
Upper Southampton Mun Auth must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells