Is AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's water safe to drink?
AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 19,500, over 7,578 connections.
AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's record against the rest of the country
AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH has 112 violations on record in total, 11 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,691th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 87th percentile nationally.
Against the PA average
Among the 475 PA systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's 11 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's record does not cover
This is what AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and AMBRIDGE WATER AUTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,691th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.