RICHLAND TWP WATER AUTHORITY
PWS ID: PA1090131 · QUAKERTOWN, Pennsylvania 18951
PFAS Detected
8 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,800
Total Violations
555
Health-Based Violations
43
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,382
- County
- Bucks
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 43
- Monitoring Violations
- 465
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | MCL | 32 | 2010 |
| Public Notice | Other | 32 | 2011 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 19 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 17 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 16 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 15 | 2024 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 12 | 2012 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 12 | 2012 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 12 | 2022 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 12 | 2012 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 11 | 2010 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 11 | 2011 |
| Arsenic | MR | 10 | 2011 |
| Dalapon | MR | 10 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 9 | 2008 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2008 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 9 | 2024 |
| E. COLI | MR | 8 | 2010 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 7 | 2011 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 7 | 2011 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 7 | 2011 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Endothall | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Simazine | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Picloram | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Atrazine | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 6 | 2012 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 6 | 2012 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 37 of 180 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/23/2025 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/23/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/23/2025 | 27.7000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/23/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/23/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/23/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/23/2025 | 0.0074 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/23/2025 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 4/23/2025 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/23/2025 | 0.0079 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 4/23/2025 | 0.0063 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/23/2025 | 0.0035 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/23/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/23/2025 | 0.0040 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/23/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/23/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/23/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/23/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 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.