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Upper Hanover Water Authority

Operator location East Greenville, Pennsylvania - larger served population (> 3,309) at 4,600 people served; 1,170 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

4,600
People served (this PWS)
1,170
EPA violations (this PWS)
9
Health-based (this PWS)
4 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Upper Hanover Water Authority standing, high SDWIS violation third

4,600 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #8,119 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Upper Hanover Water Authority sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (1,170), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (4,600; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 4 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).

#8,119 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#289 of 1,340
Population · PA
1,170
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,767
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
881
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 276 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 29 2024
Simazine MR 29 2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 29 2024
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 29 2024
Atrazine MR 29 2024
Nitrate MR 28 2016
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 16 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 16 2020
Methoxychlor MR 16 2024
Toxaphene MR 16 2024
2,4,5-TP MR 16 2024
2,4-D MR 16 2024
BHC-GAMMA MR 16 2024
Endrin MR 16 2024
Dalapon MR 15 2024
Diquat MR 15 2024
Picloram MR 15 2024
Dinoseb MR 15 2024
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 15 2024
Carbofuran MR 15 2024
Heptachlor epoxide MR 15 2024
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2024
Pentachlorophenol MR 15 2024
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 15 2024
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 15 2024
Glyphosate MR 15 2024
OXAMYL MR 15 2024
LASSO MR 15 2024
Heptachlor MR 15 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Upper Hanover Water Authority has 1,170 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (9 of 1,170), and it ranks #8,119 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)

1,170 Higher than most more violations than 99% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/16/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/16/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/16/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/16/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/16/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/16/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/16/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/16/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/16/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/16/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/16/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/16/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/16/2025 3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 6/16/2025 8.20 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOS 6/16/2025 5.50 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOA 6/16/2025 6.20 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
6:2 FTS 6/16/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Upper Hanover Water Authority

EPA SDWIS lists 4,600 people served and 2,767 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Nationwide peers

1,170 violations · 4,600 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.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Upper Hanover Water Authority

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.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater