Public water system record
North Wales Water Authority
Serves an area of Montgomery County, PA that includes Montgomeryville, Blue Bell, Spring House and 3 more places · 72,496 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for North Wales 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
- 16
Key facts
- North Wales Water Authority draws water from 13 wells and 1 surface water intake (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1982, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 17,382 unknown out of 24,730 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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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 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
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for North Wales Water Authority go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 105 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 14 |
| 1990s | 0 | 76 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Where the water comes from
North Wales Water Authority draws water from 13 wells and 1 surface water intake (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Dtma Main System. It also has an emergency connection to North Penn Water Authority. 11 other community water systems and 5 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from North Wales Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to North Wales Water Authority.
Buys water from
- Dtma Main System Doylestown, PA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Penn Water Authority Lansdale, PA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bcwsa Main Lower South Warrington, PA
- Dtma Cedar Crest Farms Doylestown, PA
- Dtma Main System Doylestown, PA
- Horsham Water&Sewer Authority Horsham, PA
- North Penn Water Authority Lansdale, PA
- Nwwa Warrington Township North Wales, PA
- PA American Norristown Norristown, PA
- Plumstead Twp Patriots Ridge Pipersville, PA
- Village of Neshaminy Falls North Wales, PA
- Warminster Municipal Authority Warminster, PA
- Warwick Twp Water & Sewer Auth Jamison, PA
Annual water quality report
North Wales 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