Is Bradford Woods, PA tap water safe?
The short answer
West View Water Authority serves Bradford Woods. In EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and 2 health-based violations since 2016.
That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
Water testing near Bradford Woods
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Bradford Woods, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Allegheny County Health Department Public Health Laboratory
Warrendale, PA · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
Microbac Laboratories, Inc. Pittsburgh Division
Warrendale, PA · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria
Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.
All 108 certified labs for PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Bradford Woods
Which ZIP codes are in Bradford Woods: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Bradford Woods
Other towns in Allegheny County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read West View Water Authority’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water