PA1510001 · Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 5
- EPA health-based flag
- 0
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 5
Counties listed by EPA · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Violations and what followed
Among 4 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 29 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Archived
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 2612865 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start March 1, 2026 · period end March 31, 2026 · first reported May 19, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 31, 2026
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 26128656001 April 28, 2026 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 2529607 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start September 1, 2025 · period end September 30, 2025 · first reported March 9, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field September 30, 2025
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 26296072 October 29, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 26296072002 February 12, 2026 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 2512141 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start December 1, 2024 · period end December 31, 2024 · first reported March 17, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2024
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 25121411 February 26, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 25121412001 February 26, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 2325042 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2023 · period end June 30, 2023 · first reported August 18, 2023 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2023
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 232504278001 July 20, 2023 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 232504279001 July 20, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 232504280001 July 20, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved 242504281001 July 5, 2024 Informal State Public Notification received Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Violation 2225845 · Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule · Interim and Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleNoncompliance period start June 1, 2022 · period end June 30, 2022 · first reported August 22, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field June 30, 2022
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 222584572001 August 1, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 222584572007 August 1, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 232584574001 January 10, 2023 Informal State Public Notification requested 232584575001 July 6, 2023 Informal State Public Notification received 232584576001 July 6, 2023 Resolving State Compliance achieved
EPA data and scope
How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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