Public water system · PA1090001
ActiveAqua Pa Bristol
At a glance
Aqua Pa Bristol (PWSID PA1090001) is an active community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 28,727 people through 11,480 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28,727
Service connections
11,480
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aqua Pa Bristol compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Aqua Pa Bristol is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Bucks County has 298 active public water systems. Its population served is about 14 times the county average of 1,996 people per system, and accounts for 4.8% of the 594,687 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aqua Pa Bristol is about 4.3 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aqua Pa Bristol?
EPA lists Aqua Pa Bristol as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 186 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Aqua Pa Bristol have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2000 and January 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloritecode 1009 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aqua Pa Bristol: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aqua Pa Bristol?
Aqua Pa Bristol (PWSID PA1090001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Aqua Pa Bristol serve?
Aqua Pa Bristol reports serving 28,727 people through 11,480 service connections in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Aqua Pa Bristol get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Aqua Pa Bristol have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aqua Pa Bristol's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aqua Pa Bristol's water quality report?
As a community water system, Aqua Pa Bristol must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Bucks County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth | Bucks | 63,007 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Pa Bensalem | Bucks | 59,001 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bcwsa Main Lower South | Bucks | 52,621 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Newtown Artesian Water Co | Bucks | 38,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth | Bucks | 36,750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Warminster Municipal Authority | Bucks | 36,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aqua Pa Bristol, PWSID PA1090001, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/aqua-pa-bristol-pa1090001 (data as of October 1, 2026).