Aqua Pa Main System Water Quality (Pennsylvania) – 2025 Report Results

We read 21 results from Aqua Pa Main System’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 9 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 822,600 people · Water system ID PA1460073 · 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.

Contaminant	Result	Health goal	Legal limit	What it means
Arsenicaverage · range 1.4 to 2.6 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	1.9 ppb	0.004 ppb	10 ppb	Above the health goal475x the health goal
Chloriteaverage · range ND to 0.33 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3	0.11 ppm	0.05 ppm	1 ppm	Above the health goal2.2x the health goal
Copper90th percentile of 60 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps (60 homes) · 2025 report, page 4	0.34 ppm	0.3 ppm	1.3 ppm (action level)	Above the health goal1.1x the health goal
Gross beta (radioactivity)average · sampled 2023 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	20.1 pCi/L	0 pCi/L	50 pCi/L	Above the health goalThe health goal is zero
PFOA (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 13 · Entry points (highest) · 2025 report, page 2	13 ppt	0.007 ppt	14 ppt (Pennsylvania) now; 4 ppt from 2029	Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20293.3x 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 7.9 · Entry points (highest) · 2025 report, page 2	7.9 ppt	1 ppt	18 ppt (Pennsylvania) now; 4 ppt from 2029	Above the federal limit that takes effect in 20292x 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.
Radium (combined 226 + 228)average · range ND to 1.37 · sampled 2024 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	0.46 pCi/L	0 pCi/L	5 pCi/L	Above the health goalThe health goal is zero
Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)average · range 0.8 to 3.3 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	1.8 ppb	0.06 ppb	5 ppb	Above the health goal30x the health goal
Uraniumaverage · sampled 2023 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	2.4 ppb	0.6 ppb	30 ppb	Above the health goal4x the health goal
Bariumaverage · range 0.04 to 0.16 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	0.09 ppm	2 ppm	2 ppm	Below the health goal
Chloraminehighest monthly average · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3	1.25 ppm	None set	4 ppm	Below the legal limit
Chromium (total)average · range 0.94 to 1.3 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	1.08 ppb	None set	100 ppb	Below the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)average · range ND to 45 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3	20 ppb	None set	60 ppb	Below the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)average · range 0.9 to 70 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3	29 ppb	None set	80 ppb	Below the legal limit
Fluorideaverage · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	0.37 ppm	1 ppm	4 ppm	Below the health goal
Lead90th percentile of 60 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps (60 homes) · 2025 report, page 4	Not detected	0.2 ppb	15 ppb (action level)	Not detected
Nitrate (as N)average · range 2 to 4.8 · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	3.1 ppm	10 ppm	10 ppm	Below the health goal
PFHxS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 7.8 · Entry points (voluntary) · 2025 report, page 4	7.8 ppt	None set	10 ppt from 2029	Below the legal limit
PFNA (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 8.4 · Entry points (voluntary) · 2025 report, page 4	8.4 ppt	None set	10 ppt from 2029	Below the legal limit
Trichloroethylene (TCE)average · Sources (average) · 2025 report, page 2	1.4 ppb	1.7 ppb	5 ppb	Below the health goal
PFBS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 8.7 · Entry points (voluntary) · 2025 report, page 4	8.7 ppt	None set	None	No health 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.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

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

PFOA12.6 pptFound in 35 of 50 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
PFOS9.2 pptFound in 16 of 50 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
PFHxS7.7 pptFound in 11 of 50 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
PFNA12 pptFound in 7 of 50 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
PFBS9.5 pptFound in 35 of 50 samples · highest resultNo federal limit in force for this one
Lithium15.7 ppbFound in 2 of 50 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)

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.