Public water system record
Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth
Serves an area of Bucks County, PA that includes Richboro, Churchville and Village Shires · 36,750 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 178 monitoring/reporting issues for Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
18954
EPA system ID
PA1090089
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 178
Key facts
- Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth draws water from 15 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 11,892 service lines.
Check whether Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth serves your address
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jul 20, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 22, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 20, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 10, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 567 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 12 |
| 2000s | 0 | 462 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 93 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 56 |
| 2020s | 1 | 122 |
What the violations mean
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
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.
Where the water comes from
Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth draws water from 15 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Bcwsa Main Lower South. It also has an emergency connection to Warminster Municipal Authority.
Buys water from
- Bcwsa Main Lower South Warrington, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Warminster Municipal Authority Warminster, PA
Annual water quality report
Northampton Bucks Co 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