Public water system record
Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply
Serves an area of Lehigh County, PA · 7,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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
- 6
Key facts
- Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, October 2004.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 2,952 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 107 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 99 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2011, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply in 2004. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in October 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2004 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply draws water from 4 wells. It also buys water from City of Bethlehem.
Buys water from
- City of Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA
Annual water quality report
Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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