Is FOX CHAPEL AUTH's water safe to drink?

FOX CHAPEL AUTH's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 18,500 people get their water from it, across 5,488 connections.

How this compares nationally

10 total violations and 0 health-based ones put FOX CHAPEL AUTH at the 19th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,447 of 12,903.

Against the PA average

PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; FOX CHAPEL AUTH carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

FOX CHAPEL AUTH's most recent violation on record is dated 2015-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.

What FOX CHAPEL AUTH's record does not cover

This is what FOX CHAPEL 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 FOX CHAPEL AUTH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,447th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.