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Community Water System · PWS PA1150127

Honey Brook Boro Water

Honey Brook, Pennsylvania 19344 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,892 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,892
People served
520
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 520 drinking-water violations at Honey Brook Boro Water - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

520
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,892
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Honey Brook Boro Water

Honey Brook Boro Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,892 residents in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania (Chester County) through 802 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 520 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 508 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE, recorded in 18 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Honey Brook Boro Water's 520 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,892
Total Violations
520
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
802
County
Chester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
508
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 2023
Endothall MR 13 2023
Picloram MR 13 2023
Atrazine MR 13 2023
2,4-D MR 13 2023
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 13 2023
Chlordane MR 13 2023
BHC-GAMMA MR 13 2023
Simazine MR 13 2023
OXAMYL MR 13 2023
Methoxychlor MR 13 2023
LASSO MR 13 2023
Endrin MR 12 2023
Dalapon MR 12 2023
Diquat MR 12 2023
Glyphosate MR 12 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 12 2023
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 12 2023
Heptachlor MR 12 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2023
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 12 2023
Pentachlorophenol MR 12 2023
Toxaphene MR 12 2023
Dinoseb MR 12 2023
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 12 2023
2,4,5-TP MR 12 2023
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 12 2023
Heptachlor epoxide MR 12 2023
Carbofuran MR 12 2023
Cadmium MR 8 2012

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Honey Brook Boro Water.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA1150127 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Honey Brook Boro Water under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 7500
2024 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 1040
2024 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2456
2024 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 1041
2024 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 4000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 8000
2023 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 18 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2946
2023 Endothall MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2033
2023 Picloram MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2040
2023 Atrazine MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2050
2023 2,4-D MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2105
2023 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2931
2023 Chlordane MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2959
2023 BHC-GAMMA MR 13 SDWIS / PA1150127 / 2010

How Honey Brook Boro Water Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Honey Brook Boro Water Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 520 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,892 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Honey Brook Boro Water water safe to drink? ▼
Honey Brook Boro Water (PWS ID: PA1150127) has 520 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,892 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Honey Brook Boro Water serve? ▼
Honey Brook Boro Water serves 2,892 people in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 802 service connections.
What type of violations does Honey Brook Boro Water have? ▼
Honey Brook Boro Water has 520 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 508 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Honey Brook Boro Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Honey Brook Boro Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Honey Brook Boro Water use? ▼
Honey Brook Boro Water uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.