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Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply

At a glance

Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply (PWSID PA3390077) is an active community water system in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 7,300 people through 3,149 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 2023.

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

Population served

7,300

Service connections

3,149

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDPA3390077

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served7,300

Service connections3,149

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLehigh County

How does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply compare with other water systems in Lehigh County?

By EPA's size categories, Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Lehigh County has 197 active public water systems. Its population served is about 4.9 times the county average of 1,486 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 292,806 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 Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply is roughly in line with 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 244 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply?

EPA lists Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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. 29 of the 197 active systems in Lehigh County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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 2023. The violations listed here began between June 2012 and July 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (6 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
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2023-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2020-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	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.

Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply: frequently asked questions

Who runs Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply?

Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply (PWSID PA3390077) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply serve?

Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply reports serving 7,300 people through 3,149 service connections in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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 2023. 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 Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply'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 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply's water quality report?

As a community water system, Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply 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 Lehigh County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lca Allentown Division	Lehigh	118,000	Community	Surface water
Lca Wlsa Central Division	Lehigh	47,693	Community	Purchased surface water
Swt Main System	Lehigh	14,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Emmaus Borough Public Water	Lehigh	14,000	Community	Groundwater
Whitehall Twp Authority	Lehigh	13,063	Community	Groundwater
Salisbury Twp Water System	Lehigh	8,522	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, “Upper Saucon Twp Water Supply, PWSID PA3390077, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/upper-saucon-twp-water-supply-pa3390077 (data as of October 1, 2026).