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DOYLESTOWN BORO WATER DEPT

PWS ID: PA1090081 · DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania 18901

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
8,700
Total Violations
210
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,289
County
Bucks
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
197
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 28 2023
Nitrite MR 25 2023
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 24 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 13 2023
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 12 2024
Vinyl chloride MR 8 1991
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 1991
Trichloroethylene MR 8 1991
Benzene MR 8 1991
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 1991
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 1991
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 1991
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 1991
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 4 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2015
Public Notice Other 4 2015
Groundwater Rule MR 4 2022
2,4-D MR 3 2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1996
Dinoseb MR 2 2017
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1995
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2017
Dalapon MR 2 2017
Chlorine MR 2 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2022
Picloram MR 2 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2014
Trichloroethylene MCL 1 1989
Endrin MR 1 1982
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1982

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 72 of 300 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/28/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/28/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/28/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/28/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/28/2025 0.0037 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFPeA 4/28/2025 0.0056 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 4/28/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/28/2025 0.0112 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFBS 4/28/2025 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 4/28/2025 0.0064 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFNA 4/28/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/28/2025 0.0087 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
NFDHA 4/28/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/28/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/28/2025 0.0064 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 4/28/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/28/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/28/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/28/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/22/2025 0.0046 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
HFPO-DA 4/22/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/22/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/22/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/22/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/22/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/22/2025 0.0146 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
lithium 4/22/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 4/22/2025 0.0052 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 4/22/2025 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBS 4/22/2025 0.0075 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBA 4/22/2025 0.0057 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/22/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/22/2025 0.0113 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeS 4/22/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/22/2025 0.0086 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTrDA 4/22/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/22/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 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.