Public water system record
Chester Water Authority
Serves an area of Delaware County and Chester County, PA that includes Chester, Village Green-Green Ridge, Brookhaven and 10 more places · 140,437 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Chester 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
- 0
Key facts
- Chester Water Authority draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 2011, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 148 lead and 38,696 unknown out of 47,939 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2011
EPA's records for Chester Water Authority go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Chester Water Authority draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 9 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Chester Water Authority. 2 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to Chester Water Authority.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aqua PA Main System Bryn Mawr, PA
- Artesian Water Company Newark, DE
- Artesian Water PA Inc Newark, DE
- Kennett Square Mun Water Works Kennett Square, PA
- London Grove Twp Mun Auth West Grove, PA
- Londonderry Court MHP North East, MD
- Oxford Borough Oxford, PA
- Town of Rising Sun Elkton, MD
- Veolia Water Bethel Harrisburg, PA
Annual water quality report
Chester 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.
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