Aqua Pa Chalfont water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Pennsylvania · Affiliate disclosure

We read 12 results from Aqua Pa Chalfont’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 5 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 5,900 people · Water system ID PA1090005 · 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
Arsenicaverage · range 1.4 to 1.8 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 21.6 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal400x the health goal
Copper90th percentile of 22 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 30.36 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Above the health goal1.2x the health goal
PFOA (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 11 · 2025 report, page 211 ppt0.007 ppt14 ppt (Pennsylvania) now; 4 ppt from 2029Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20292.8x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029; below the 14 ppt Pennsylvania limitNot a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029.
PFOS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 8.9 · 2025 report, page 28.9 ppt1 ppt18 ppt (Pennsylvania) now; 4 ppt from 2029Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20292.2x the 4 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029; below the 18 ppt Pennsylvania limitNot a violation yet: EPA's 4 ppt limit is final, but water systems don't have to meet it until 2029.
Uraniumaverage · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 22.6 ppb0.6 ppb30 ppbAbove the health goal4.3x the health goal
Bariumaverage · range 0.08 to 0.3 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 20.2 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chlorinehighest monthly average · 2025 report, page 22.18 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Chromium (total)average · range 0.91 to 1.4 · sampled 2024 · 2025 report, page 21.2 ppbNone set100 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)average · 2025 report, page 21.7 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)average · 2025 report, page 23.2 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Lead90th percentile of 22 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3Not detected0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Not detected
Nitrate (as N)average · range 1.2 to 2 · 2025 report, page 21.7 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal

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

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Aqua Pa Chalfont’s water between Feb 2024 and Jan 2025. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • PFOA8.8 pptFound in 3 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
  • PFOS19 pptFound in 3 of 6 samples · highest resultHighest sample is above the 18 ppt Pennsylvania limit. Compliance is judged on averages, not one sample.
  • PFHxS3.1 pptFound in 1 of 6 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • PFBS5.5 pptFound in 4 of 6 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
  • Lithium9.67 ppbFound in 3 of 6 samples · highest resultBelow EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Copper

Found: Copper

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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PFAS ("forever chemicals")

Found: PFOA (a PFAS), PFOS (a PFAS), PFOA (EPA testing), PFOS (EPA testing)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Uranium

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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