What's in EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER's water?
EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 14,000 people through 4,740 service connections.
EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER ranks 1,126th by violation burden (91th percentile) - 120 violations total, 16 health-baseds.
How EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER compares within PA
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER carries 16, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER is from 2024-10-06 (health-based: 2024-10-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene
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 this data is and is not
This is what EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER 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 EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,126th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.