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Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys

Operator location Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,100 people served; 138 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

5,100
People served (this PWS)
138
EPA violations (this PWS)
10
Health-based (this PWS)
4 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys standing, high SDWIS violation third

5,100 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #7,624 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (138), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,100; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 4 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).

#7,624 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#271 of 1,340
Population · PA
138
Total EPA violations on record
7%
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
Private
Connections
1,459
County
Berks
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
121
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 12 2011
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 2015
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 1992
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 1992
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 1992
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 1992
Vinyl chloride MR 8 1992
Trichloroethylene MR 8 1992
Benzene MR 8 1992
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 1992
TTHM MR 5 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2001
CYANIDE MR 4 2000
Nitrate MR 4 2001
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 2003
2,4-D MR 3 2003
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2003
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 3 2003
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2003
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 3 2003
Simazine MR 3 2003
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2003
Atrazine MR 3 2003
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1994
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1976

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys has 138 recorded EPA violations, 80% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 20% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (10 of 138), and it ranks #7,624 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)

138 Higher than most more violations than 80% 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. 7 of 174 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/9/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/9/2024 3.60 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFMBA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/9/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/9/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/9/2024 5.90 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOA 7/9/2024 5.30 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFDA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/9/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/9/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys

EPA SDWIS lists 5,100 people served and 1,459 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

138 violations · 5,100 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 Aqua PA Flying Hills WA Sys

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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