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Water quality in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County. 6 active public water systems serve the county; 6 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Philadelphia Water Department PA1510001 · Community water system · Surface water
Serves 1,600,000 people Rules violated, past 3 years 1 Last sanitary survey Dec 31, 2025 Distance 0.2 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Non-community systems in Philadelphia County (5: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Pure Water 2 GO
25 2 0
NU Water LLC
25 1 0
Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital
1,000 4 0
Schuylkill Center for Env Edu
100 2 1
Philly Water Works
25 1 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Philadelphia County, nearest to Philadelphia first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Pennsylvania records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.