City of Bethlehem water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Pennsylvania · Affiliate disclosure

We read 5 results from City of Bethlehem’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.

Serves about 117,259 people · Water system ID PA3480046 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Copper90th percentile of 50 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps (50 sites) · 2025 report, page 30.05 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 16 to 39 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 332 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 20 to 60 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 363 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Lead90th percentile of 50 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps (50 sites) · 2025 report, page 3Not detected0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Not detected
Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 40.05 NTUNone set1 NTUBelow the legal limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

What you can do

Nothing in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.

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