MT PENN BORO MUNI AUTH
PWS ID: PA3060082 · READING, Pennsylvania 19606
PFAS Detected
3 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
10,400
Total Violations
121
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,700
- County
- Berks
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 93
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | MR | 53 | 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 15 | 2017 |
| Chlorine | MR | 14 | 2016 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2000 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2006 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 4 | 2008 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 4 | 2017 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 4 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2014 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 2 | 2012 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 2 | 1988 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 6 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/15/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/15/2025 | 0.0054 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/15/2025 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/15/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/15/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/15/2025 | 0.0057 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/15/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/26/2025 | 9.4800 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFTA | 6/26/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/26/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/26/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/26/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/26/2025 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/26/2025 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/26/2025 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/26/2025 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/26/2025 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/26/2025 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/26/2025 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/26/2025 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/26/2025 | <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.