Is Easton Area Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

210

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-09-01 → 2004-09-30

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
Chloroform	82.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 108 µg/L	238/238	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	90.715 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 121 µg/L	238/238	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	35.36 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 48.6 µg/L	238/238	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.5 µg/L	237/238	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	508.85 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 562 µg/L	98/98	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	88/238	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19.195 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.2 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	16.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Lead	4.45 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	12/98	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	866.5 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 940 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	25.8 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	520 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	7 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

96 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CRAIG SWINSBURG
Phone: 610-258-7181

Frequently asked questions about Easton Area Water

Is Easton Area Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Easton Area Water'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 Easton Area Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Easton Area Water serve?

Easton Area Water reports serving 96,867 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Easton Area Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 210 violations on file for Easton Area Water, of which 26 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.