We read 12 results from Hampton Shaler Water Authority’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 3 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 61,949 people · Water system ID PA5020019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps (Hampton Shaler) · 2025 report, page 5 | 1.26 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal6.3x the health goal |
| PFOS (a PFAS)highest measured · range ND to 2.68 · listed as a violation in the report · Hampton Shaler sources · 2025 report, page 6 | 2.68 ppt | 1 ppt | 18 ppt (Pennsylvania) now; 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the health goal2.7x the health goal |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)highest measured · range ND to 0.27 · listed as a violation in the report · Hampton Shaler sources · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.27 ppb | 0.06 ppb | 5 ppb | Above the health goal4.5x the health goal |
| Bariumsingle sample · listed as a violation in the report · West View Neville WTP · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.03 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.49 to 0.81 · listed as a violation in the report · Hampton Shaler distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.81 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenehighest measured · range ND to 0.27 · listed as a violation in the report · Hampton Shaler sources · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.27 ppb | 70 ppb | 70 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Copper90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · Customer taps (Hampton Shaler) · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.18 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 5 to 21 · listed as a violation in the report · West View distribution system, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 4 | 16 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 13 to 70 · listed as a violation in the report · West View distribution system, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 4 | 53 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluoridesingle sample · listed as a violation in the report · West View Neville WTP · 2025 report, page 4 | 0.42 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)single sample · listed as a violation in the report · West View Neville WTP · 2025 report, page 4 | 1.02 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · listed as a violation in the report · West View Neville WTP · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.11 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal 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 Hampton Shaler Water Authority’s water between Feb 2023 and Nov 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium9 ppbFound in 1 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.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOS (a PFAS)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Industrial chemicals and pesticides
Found: Tetrachloroethylene (PCE)
What removes it: Carbon block or RO.
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