Is AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's water safe to drink?
AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 20,000 people get their water from it, across 6,008 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT ranks 3,852th by violation burden (70th percentile) - 600 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's 4 health-based violations sit within the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 1996-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is AMBLER BORO WATER DEPT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 600 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.