READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY
PWS ID: PA3060059 · READING, Pennsylvania 19604
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
95,100
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 28,500
- County
- Berks
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 14
- Monitoring Violations
- 93
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 11
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 10 | 2018 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2013 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 7 | 2006 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Toluene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Styrene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Benzene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 2005 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2006 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 2 | 2018 |
| Toxaphene | MCL | 1 | 1984 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MCL | 1 | 1984 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 17 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/8/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/8/2024 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/8/2024 | 0.0042 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/8/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/8/2024 | 0.0063 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/8/2024 | 0.0050 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 7/8/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/8/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/8/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/8/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/8/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 4/8/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/8/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/8/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/8/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/8/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 4/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/8/2024 | 0.0041 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/8/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/8/2024 | <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.