Is Bcwsa New Hope Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bucks

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

1,005

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-07-01 → 2009-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2007-01-01 → 2007-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-05-01 → 1992-05-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	330.4 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 356 µg/L	45/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2910.5 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2920 µg/L	40/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.135 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.5 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	22.895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36.1 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.3 µg/L	20/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	40.19 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 47.4 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.6 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	614.2 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 615 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.4 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	9/45	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	5.7 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6 µg/L	7/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	6.68638 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 6.7646 µg/L	4/5	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.612 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.72 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Chromium	1.9 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.501 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	3/3	LCR	1996
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.1000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	0.1000 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.32 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroethylene	0.1000 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/18	SYR4	2012–2019

58 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JAMES NAPOLEON
Phone: 215-343-2538

Frequently asked questions about Bcwsa New Hope

Is Bcwsa New Hope tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Bcwsa New Hope's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Bcwsa New Hope's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Bcwsa New Hope serve?

Bcwsa New Hope reports serving 3,017 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Bcwsa New Hope had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 1005 violations on file for Bcwsa New Hope, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.