The NPWA provides drinking water to portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties centered around the North Penn Valley region, serving over 34,000 customers.

The authority is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors who are appointed to five year terms by member municipalities.

[6] The NPWA also operates 15 groundwater wells across its service area in Bucks and Montgomery counties to supply water.

[4] The origins of the authority date back to 1958 when a group of citizens from several municipalities in the North Penn Valley region formed the North Penn Water Resources Association to improve the drinking water supply in the area.

The authority gained more customers as the North Penn Valley region grew in population.

The NPWA took over the water system in New Britain Township in August 1987 and the borough of Hatfield in February 1988.

An expansion to 55 groundwater wells and the purchase of surface water from outside sources helped alleviate the problem.