Downingtown Water Authority

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Downingtown Water Authority (PA1150026): 24 EPA violations in the last five years. Dating back across the full five-year EPA tracking window, Downingtown Water Authority encountered 24 violations, each subsequently remedied and closed - today the utility meets all federal drinking water requirements for the 9,900 residents in its service area and holds no open enforcement actions.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Downingtown Water Authority (EPA ID: PA1150026) is a community water system in Pennsylvania that serves approximately 9,900 people from surface water sources.

This system provides water to 2 ZIP codes across 2 communities.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 22 resolved, 2 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by PA or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 19335 - Downingtown
• 19372 - Thorndale

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Downingtown Water Authority (PA1150026) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Downingtown Water Authority water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Downingtown Water Authority; its 24 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Downingtown Water Authority serve?

Downingtown Water Authority serves approximately 9,900 people across 2 ZIP codes in Pennsylvania.

Where does Downingtown Water Authority get its water?

The primary water source is surface water.

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