Is Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lehigh

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

616

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-06-01 → 2011-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-10-01 → 2010-10-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 1994-10-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-07-01 → 2023-07-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0067 µg/L	1/20	2023

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 single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	877 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	61/62	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2880 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	46/64	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	35.6 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	43/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	31.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	40/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	27/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34.9 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	17/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Barium	114 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	3 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	4.8 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	563 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Beryllium, Total	0.1000 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Cadmium	0.4000 µg/L 8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.74 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/12	SYR4	2018–2019
Xylenes, Total	3.63 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	2 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	1.7731 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2017
Dichloromethane	1.6 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.38 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/12	SYR4	2018–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.6300 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0500 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Toluene	8.8 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/30	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoLeadMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: THOMAS F BEIL
Phone: 610-282-1171

Frequently asked questions about Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply

Is Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply'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 Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply's water?

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

How many people does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply serve?

Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply reports serving 7,300 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 616 violations on file for Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply, of which 9 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.