Public water system record
Bcwsa Main Lower South
Serves an area of Bucks County, PA that includes Woodbourne, Trevose, Feasterville and 4 more places · 52,621 people served
Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Bcwsa Main Lower South in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 12
- Resolved
- 12
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Bcwsa Main Lower South buys its water from North Wales Water Authority and Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2004.
- Record on file since 1985, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 12,784 unknown out of 14,770 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | 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
|
Sep 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 13, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 12, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 10, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Bcwsa Main Lower South go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 14 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bcwsa Main Lower South in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
8 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Revised Total Coliform Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Bcwsa Main Lower South buys its water from North Wales Water Authority and Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 7 other community water systems buy water from Bcwsa Main Lower South.
Buys water from
- North Wales Water Authority North Wales, PA
- Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth Levittown, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aqua PA Bensalem Bryn Mawr, PA
- Aqua PA Main System Bryn Mawr, PA
- Falls Twp Water & Sewer Dept Fairless Hills, PA
- Hulmeville Municipal Authority Hulmeville, PA
- Newtown Artesian Water Co Newtown, PA
- Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth Richboro, PA
- Upper Southampton Mun Auth Southampton, PA
Annual water quality report
Bcwsa Main Lower South 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