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PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

PWS ID: PA3130012 · PALMERTON, Pennsylvania 18071

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
7,000
Total Violations
205
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2,245
County
Carbon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
186
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 10 2022
Asbestos MR 8 2020
Nitrite MR 8 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2022
TTHM MR 6 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2000
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2020
2,4-D MR 4 2011
2,4,5-TP MR 4 2011
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2022
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2022
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2022
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2022
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2022
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2022
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2022
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2022
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2022
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2022
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2022
Styrene MR 4 2022
Groundwater Rule MR 4 2024
Toluene MR 4 2022
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2022
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2022
Benzene MR 4 2022
Endothall MR 4 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2022
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2022

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 16 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFTrDA 9/23/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/23/2025 0.0107 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFPeA 9/23/2025 0.0112 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/23/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 9/23/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/23/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/23/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/23/2025 0.0106 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/23/2025 0.0425 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOS 9/23/2025 0.0400 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFMBA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/23/2025 0.0104 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
4:2 FTS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 9/23/2025 0.0062 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Detected
6:2 FTS 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/23/2025 0.0211 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 9/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 9/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 9/23/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/23/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/23/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 9/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 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.