Public water system record
Richland Twp Water Authority
Serves an area of Bucks County, PA · 6,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Richland Twp Water Authority in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Richland Twp Water Authority draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,423 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
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Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Richland Twp Water Authority go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (8 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 148 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 23 |
| 2000s | 3 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 102 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2011, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
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Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Richland Twp Water Authority between 2006 and 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2008 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Mar 28, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Richland Twp Water Authority draws water from 6 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Richland Twp Water Authority.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Milford Twp Water Authority Spinnerstown, PA
Annual water quality report
Richland Twp Water Authority 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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