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Mt Bethel Plaza

At a glance

Mt Bethel Plaza (PWSID PA3480891) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 95 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA3480891

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served95

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyNorthampton County

How does Mt Bethel Plaza compare with other water systems in Northampton County?

By EPA's size categories, Mt Bethel Plaza is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Northampton County has 199 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,680 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 334,310 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Mt Bethel Plaza is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Pennsylvania has 1,026 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Mt Bethel Plaza?

EPA lists Mt Bethel Plaza 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. 145 of the 199 active systems in Northampton County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Mt Bethel Plaza have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between July 1999 and July 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-01-15	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-15	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-09-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2013-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1999-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

All 10 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.

Mt Bethel Plaza: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mt Bethel Plaza?

Mt Bethel Plaza (PWSID PA3480891) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Mt Bethel Plaza serve?

Mt Bethel Plaza reports serving 95 people through 3 service connections in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Mt Bethel Plaza 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 Mt Bethel Plaza have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Mt Bethel Plaza'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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mt Bethel Plaza's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mt Bethel Plaza is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Northampton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Bethlehem	Northampton	117,259	Community	Surface water
Easton Area Water System	Northampton	96,867	Community	Surface water
Northampton Boro Muni Auth	Northampton	40,000	Community	Surface water
Paw Blue Mountain Division	Northampton	23,763	Community	Surface water
Paw Bangor District	Northampton	9,008	Community	Surface water
Hellertown Borough Authority	Northampton	5,800	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Mt Bethel Plaza, PWSID PA3480891, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/mt-bethel-plaza-pa3480891 (data as of October 1, 2026).