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What is in the water at 19020
4 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
AQUA PA BRISTOL
PWSID PA1090001 · PA · serves 28,727 people
PFAS and lithium
3 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 5 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.0045 µg/L | 1 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0045 µg/L | 2 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0044 µg/L | 2 | 7/29/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
AQUA PA CHALFONT
PWSID PA1090005 · PA · serves 5,900 people
PFAS and lithium
9 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 27 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 9.7 µg/L | 3 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.019 µg/L | 3 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.018 µg/L | 4 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.018 µg/L | 5 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.009 µg/L | 2 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0088 µg/L | 3 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0055 µg/L | 4 | 8/19/2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0031 µg/L | 2 | 2/20/2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0031 µg/L | 1 | 2/20/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
AQUA PA BENSALEM
PWSID PA1090078 · PA · serves 59,001 people
PFAS and lithium
8 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 33 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.016 µg/L | 6 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.012 µg/L | 6 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.008 µg/L | 4 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.0076 µg/L | 4 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0075 µg/L | 3 | 7/29/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0054 µg/L | 4 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0052 µg/L | 4 | 9/30/2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0034 µg/L | 2 | 7/29/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
AQUA PA MAIN SYSTEM
PWSID PA1460073 · PA · serves 822,600 people
PFAS and lithium
10 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 227 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 16 µg/L | 2 | 8/12/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.022 µg/L | 43 | 9/25/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.017 µg/L | 42 | 9/25/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.013 µg/L | 35 | 9/10/2024 |
| PFNA | 0.012 µg/L | 7 | 8/20/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.01 µg/L | 20 | 8/7/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0095 µg/L | 35 | 9/25/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0092 µg/L | 16 | 9/10/2024 |
| PFHxS | 0.0077 µg/L | 11 | 9/10/2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.0069 µg/L | 16 | 8/20/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 188 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 14 stations serving this system across 60 results, 2015-02-05 to 2023-10-25. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.