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Easton Area Water System

Serves an area of Northampton County, PA that includes Easton, Chestnut Hill, Palmer Heights and 6 more places · 96,867 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Easton Area Water System in the last ten years.

  • PA3480050
  • EASTON
  • PA
  • 96,867 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 18045
EPA system ID PA3480050

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Easton Area Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Pennsylvania, February 2009.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 21 lead and 23,011 unknown out of 30,928 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1986

EPA's records for Easton Area Water System go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 3 14
2000s 3 35
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1999 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1996 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Pennsylvania regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Easton Area Water System and issued 2 boil water orders between 2004 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 23, 2009 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 4, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 4 violations: Chlorine, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Aug 9, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Mar 24, 2005 Pennsylvania Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation: CARBON, TOTAL
Nov 8, 2004 Pennsylvania Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Easton Area Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system and 4 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Easton Area Water System.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Easton Area Water System 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.

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Testing your own water

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