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NEWTOWN ARTESIAN WATER CO

PWS ID: PA1090043 · NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania 18940

PFAS Detected

6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
38,500
Total Violations
495
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
10,559
County
Bucks
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
449
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 51 2019
BHC-GAMMA MR 28 2017
Atrazine MR 27 2017
Simazine MR 24 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 19 2003
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2011
Nitrite MR 12 2019
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 1995
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 9 1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 9 1995
Carbon tetrachloride MR 9 1995
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 9 1995
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 9 1995
Tetrachloroethylene MR 9 1995
Toluene MR 9 1995
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 9 1995
Xylenes, Total MR 9 1995
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 9 1995
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 9 1995
CHLOROBENZENE MR 9 1995
Benzene MR 9 1995
Ethylbenzene MR 9 1995
Styrene MR 9 1995
Trichloroethylene MR 9 1995
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 9 1995
TTHM MR 7 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2004

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 29 of 360 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 7/17/2024 0.0094 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
lithium 7/17/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 7/17/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 7/17/2024 0.0046 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 7/17/2024 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 7/17/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 7/17/2024 0.0050 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
8:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 7/17/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2024 0.0047 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 7/17/2024 0.0053 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/17/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/17/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 7/17/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 7/17/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/17/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2024 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFPeA 7/17/2024 0.0050 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
lithium 7/17/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 7/17/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.