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Community Water System · PWS PA1150195

Aqua PA Honeybrook

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,600 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,600
People served
39
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 39 drinking-water violations at Aqua PA Honeybrook, 15% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

39
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,600
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Aqua PA Honeybrook

Aqua PA Honeybrook is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,600 residents in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Chester County) through 795 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 39 total violations for this system , of which 6 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 32 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 6 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Aqua PA Honeybrook's 39 violations sit below 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
1,600
Total Violations
39
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
795
County
Chester
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 6 1993
Methoxychlor MR 6 1995
OXAMYL MR 6 1995
Carbofuran MR 6 1995
Nitrate MR 4 1993
2,4-D MR 4 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2005
Chlorine MR 2 2005
Groundwater Rule MR 2 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2001

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 Aqua PA Honeybrook.

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 PA1150195 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 Aqua PA Honeybrook 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
2020 Groundwater Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 0700
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 3100
2005 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 0999
2001 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 7000
1996 2,4-D MR 4 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 2105
1995 Methoxychlor MR 6 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 2015
1995 OXAMYL MR 6 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 2036
1995 Carbofuran MR 6 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 2046
1993 Nitrate MCL 6 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 1040
1993 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / PA1150195 / 1040

How Aqua PA Honeybrook Compares

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

Metric Aqua PA Honeybrook Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 39 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 1,600 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 Aqua PA Honeybrook water safe to drink? ▼
Aqua PA Honeybrook (PWS ID: PA1150195) has 39 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,600 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Aqua PA Honeybrook serve? ▼
Aqua PA Honeybrook serves 1,600 people in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 795 service connections.
What type of violations does Aqua PA Honeybrook have? ▼
Aqua PA Honeybrook has 39 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Aqua PA Honeybrook water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Aqua PA Honeybrook under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Aqua PA Honeybrook use? ▼
Aqua PA Honeybrook 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.