HEMLOCK FARMS (MAIN)
PWS ID: PA2520033 · LORDS VALLEY, Pennsylvania 18428
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
8,321
Total Violations
275
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 3,304
- County
- Pike
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 15
- Monitoring Violations
- 223
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 15
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 25 | 2023 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 20 | 2014 |
| Chlorine | MR | 18 | 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 15 | 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 12 | 2015 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 12 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 10 | 2008 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | TT | 10 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 10 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Nitrate | MR | 8 | 2001 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 7 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 7 | 2008 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 6 | 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 5 | 2020 |
| Dalapon | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Picloram | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 5 | 2024 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 5 | 2023 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Cadmium | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 4 | 2000 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 10 of 300 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFDA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/14/2023 | 28.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/14/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/14/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/14/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/14/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/14/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/14/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/14/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/14/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/14/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/14/2023 | <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.