CITY OF BETHLEHEM: EPA violation history, explained
CITY OF BETHLEHEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 117,259 people through 36,709 service connections.
CITY OF BETHLEHEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF BETHLEHEM ranks 4,751th by violation burden (63th percentile) - 70 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
Against the PA average
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; CITY OF BETHLEHEM carries 3, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
CITY OF BETHLEHEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 1996-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
CITY OF BETHLEHEM'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: Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 CITY OF BETHLEHEM's record does not cover
CITY OF BETHLEHEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 3 health-based violations on file for CITY OF BETHLEHEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.