BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT
PWSID: PA6370003 · Bessemer, PA · Serves 1,100 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT (PWSID PA6370003) in Bessemer, PA is listed as a CWS water system covering about 1,100 people. The same extract lists 5 health-based violation records spanning 2020-2022. Those 5 health-based rows for BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT cover contaminants such as Groundwater Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT has 5 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Groundwater Rule. Recorded violations span 2020–2022. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Pennsylvania drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Pennsylvania state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- PA6370003
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Bessemer, PA
- Population Served
- 1,100
- Health Violations
- Yes (5)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | 5 | 5 |
Violation History (5)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Dec 1, 2020 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT on cumulative violation count (5) and EPA-reported population served (1,100). Violation-count peers include Jemez Pueblo, Acoma Main, OMAHA TRIBE PWS. Population peers include PENDER, VILLAGE OF, STEPHENS WATERWORKS, TRILLIUM WATER SYSTEM.
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About This Data
BESSEMER BOROUGH WATER DEPT (PA6370003) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include PA AMERICAN WATER CO BUTLER; PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE; PA AMERICAN WATER CO-INDIANA D; PA AMER WATER CO ELLWOOD CTY. Health-based rows (5 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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