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PWS ID	PA3480046
PWS Name	CITY OF BETHLEHEM
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	117259
County Served	Northampton

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
MR	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	2528421	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2025	31-AUG-2025	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2229304	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2022	30-JUN-2022	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	2229305	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2022	30-JUN-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	2,3,7,8-TCDD	2042070	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	LASSO	2042069	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Atrazine	2042068	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Carbofuran	2042067	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	2042066	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Dinoseb	2042065	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Picloram	2042064	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	2042063	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Simazine	2042062	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	OXAMYL	2042061	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Heptachlor	2042071	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Heptachlor epoxide	2042072	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	2042078	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	2042060	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Glyphosate	2042059	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Endothall	2042058	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Diquat	2042057	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Dalapon	2042056	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Toxaphene	2042055	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Methoxychlor	2042054	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	BHC-GAMMA	2042053	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Endrin	2042052	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	2042080	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	2042079	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Chlordane	2042081	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Pentachlorophenol	2042077	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	Benzo(a)pyrene	2042076	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	HEXACHLOROBENZENE	2042075	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	2,4,5-TP	2042074	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Synthetic Organic Chemicals	2,4-D	2042073	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2020	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	2007817	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2019	31-DEC-2019	No
MON	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	1934205	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2019	31-AUG-2019	No
MR	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	1934206	Returned to Compliance	01-AUG-2019	31-AUG-2019	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Chlorine	1934208	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2019	30-SEP-2019	No
MR	Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)	Surface Water Treatment Rule	Surface Water Treatment Rule	1812362	Returned to Compliance	01-FEB-2018	28-FEB-2018	No
RPT	Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	1812361	Returned to Compliance	01-FEB-2018	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Chlorine	1812360	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2018	31-MAR-2018	No
MR	Water Quality Parameter M/R	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	1729586	Returned to Compliance	01-JUN-2017	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	1726125	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2017	30-JUN-2017	No
RPT	Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	1702342	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2016	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1628769	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2016	30-JUN-2016	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	CYANIDE	1706987	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2016	31-DEC-2016	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	1606505	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2015	31-DEC-2015	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1606504	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2015	31-DEC-2015	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TTHM	1516075	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2014	31-MAR-2015	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	1338673	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2013	-	No
MR	Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1328054	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2013	31-MAR-2013	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
25284211004	2528421	SOX	State Compliance achieved	29-SEP-2025	State	-
232930475001	2229304	SIF	State Public Notification received	13-JUL-2023	State	-
232930475001	2229305	SIF	State Public Notification received	13-JUL-2023	State	-
214205263001	2042052	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042053	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042054	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042055	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042056	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042057	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042058	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042059	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042060	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042061	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042062	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042063	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042064	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042065	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042066	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042067	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042068	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042069	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042070	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042071	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042072	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042073	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042074	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042075	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042076	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042077	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042078	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042079	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042080	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
214205263001	2042081	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JUL-2021	State	-
200781762001	2007817	SIF	State Public Notification received	18-SEP-2020	State	-
203420557001	1934208	SIF	State Public Notification received	18-SEP-2020	State	-
203420557001	1934206	SIF	State Public Notification received	18-SEP-2020	State	-
203420557001	1934205	SIF	State Public Notification received	18-SEP-2020	State	-
182612545001	1726125	SIF	State Public Notification received	02-JUL-2018	State	-
181236050001	1812362	SOX	State Compliance achieved	13-APR-2018	State	-
181236050001	1812360	SOX	State Compliance achieved	13-APR-2018	State	-
181236050001	1812361	SOX	State Compliance achieved	13-APR-2018	State	-
172612544009	1729586	SOX	State Compliance achieved	14-AUG-2017	State	-
170234245007	1702342	SIF	State Public Notification received	13-JUL-2017	State	-
170698744008	1706987	SOX	State Compliance achieved	14-FEB-2017	State	-
162876938003	1628769	SOX	State Compliance achieved	12-AUG-2016	State	-
160650439001	1606504	SIF	State Public Notification received	05-JUL-2016	State	-
160650439001	1606505	SIF	State Public Notification received	05-JUL-2016	State	-
151607533003	1516075	SOX	State Compliance achieved	22-JUL-2015	State	-
141718621001	1317187	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JAN-2014	State	-
141718621001	1317186	SIF	State Public Notification received	14-JAN-2014	State	-

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
HELLERTOWN INTER#	011	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Ground water	Other	Inactive
ILLICKS MILL WELL #3	007	Yes	Well	Ground water	Other	Inactive
ILLICKS MILL WELL #2	006	Yes	Well	Ground water	Other	Inactive
GOLF COURSE WELL #2	005	Yes	Well	Ground water	Other	Inactive
GOLF COURSE WELL #1	004	Yes	Well	Ground water	Other	Inactive
ALLENTOWN INTER#	008	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Other	Inactive
EASTON SUBURBAN INT#	009	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Other	Inactive
SALISBURY INTER#	010	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Other	Inactive
NBMA INTERCONNECT	012	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Other	Inactive
POHOPOCO CREEK	003	Yes	Intake	Surface water	Other	Inactive
WILD & HELL CREEKS	001	Yes	Intake	Surface water	Permanent	Active
TUNKHANNOCK CREEK	002	Yes	Intake	Surface water	Permanent	Active
WTP METER CHAMBER	101	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Active
CLUB HOUSE GC-1	104	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
MAINT BARN GC-2	105	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
I MILL HYDRANT	106	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
ALLN HANOVER AVE INT	107	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
ALLEN CLUB AVE INT	108	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
GREEN POND RD INT EP	109	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
SALISBURY INTER EP	110	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
HELLERTOWN INTER EP	111	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
NBMA INTERCONNECT EP	112	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
FLORENCE AVE INTER	113	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
BUTZTOWN RD INT EP	114	No	Sampling Station	-	-	Inactive
WILD CREEK PRE TREAT	301	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
HOWELL BUNGER VALVE	303	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
GOLF COURSE #1 TP	304	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive
GOLF COURSE #2 TP	305	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive
ILLICKS MILL TP	306	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive
SOUTHSIDE RES TP	307	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
WILD CREEK PRE TREAT	301	Permanganate	Manganese removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Activated Carbon, Powdered	Taste / odor control
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Permanganate	Manganese removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	pH Adjustment, Pre	Inorganics removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Lime - Soda Ash Addition	Inorganics removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Gaseous Chlorination, Pre	Disinfection
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Coagulation	Particulate removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Flocculation	Particulate removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Filtration, Rapid Sand	Particulate removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Sludge Treatment	Particulate removal
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Gaseous Chlorination, Post	Disinfection
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	pH Adjustment, Post	Corrosion control
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Inhibitor, Orthophosphate	Corrosion control
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Fluoridation	Other
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Reducing Agent, Sodium Bisulfate	De-chlorination
WTP-PENNSVILLE	302	Innovative	Other
HOWELL BUNGER VALVE	303	Aeration, Spray	Taste / odor control

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