Public water system · PA1090137
ActiveBuckingham Twp Cold Spring
At a glance
Buckingham Twp Cold Spring (PWSID PA1090137) is an active community water system in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 4,760 people through 1,783 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,760
Service connections
1,783
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Buckingham Twp Cold Spring compare with other water systems in Bucks County?
By EPA's size categories, Buckingham Twp Cold Spring is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Bucks County has 298 active public water systems. Its population served is about 139% above the county average of 1,996 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 Buckingham Twp Cold Spring is about 29% below 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. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Buckingham Twp Cold Spring?
EPA lists Buckingham Twp Cold Spring as owned by a local government. 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. 67 of the 298 active systems in Bucks County (22%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Buckingham Twp Cold Spring have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and July 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Buckingham Twp Cold Spring: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buckingham Twp Cold Spring?
Buckingham Twp Cold Spring (PWSID PA1090137) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Buckingham Twp Cold Spring serve?
Buckingham Twp Cold Spring reports serving 4,760 people through 1,783 service connections in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Buckingham Twp Cold Spring get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Buckingham Twp Cold Spring 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 July 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 Buckingham Twp Cold Spring'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 July 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 Buckingham Twp Cold Spring's water quality report?
As a community water system, Buckingham Twp Cold Spring 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, “Buckingham Twp Cold Spring, PWSID PA1090137, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/buckingham-twp-cold-spring-pa1090137 (data as of October 1, 2026).