Community Water System · PWS PA1150066
Oxford Borough
Operator location Oxford, Pennsylvania - 0% of 349 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); surface water source; 5,280 served per SDWIS.
- 5,280
- People served (this PWS)
- 349
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 1
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 5 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Oxford Borough standing, high SDWIS violation third
0% of 349 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #7,476 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Oxford Borough sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (349), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,280; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 detected 5 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #7,476 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #266 of 1,340
- Population · PA
- 349
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,720
- County
- Chester
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 338
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 17 | 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| Benzene | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 14 | 2012 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 12 | 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Toluene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Styrene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 10 | 2012 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Chromium | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Nickel | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2012 |
| Public Notice | Other | 4 | 2019 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 4 | 1992 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Oxford Borough has 349 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 7% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 349), and it ranks #7,476 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
349 Higher than most more violations than 92% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 12 of 145 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:2 FTS | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/13/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/13/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/13/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/13/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/13/2025 | 6.60 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/13/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/13/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/13/2025 | 5.40 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/13/2025 | 4.30 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/13/2025 | 5.90 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOS | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/13/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/13/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/13/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/13/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/13/2025 | 3.10 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/13/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/13/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/13/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/13/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/13/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Oxford Borough
1 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for PA1150066.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water
Nationwide peers
349 violations · 5,280 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Oxford Borough
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.