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EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER

PWS ID: PA3390032 · EMMAUS, Pennsylvania 18049

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
14,000
Total Violations
319
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
4,740
County
Lehigh
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
27
Monitoring Violations
286
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Trichloroethylene MCL 18 1993
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 12 2014
LASSO MR 12 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 11 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2017
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 11 2017
Benzene MR 11 2017
Toluene MR 11 2017
Styrene MR 11 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 11 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 11 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 11 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 2017
Ethylbenzene MR 11 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 11 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MCL 9 1993
Chlorine MR 6 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2021
Groundwater Rule MR 4 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2024
Cadmium MR 4 1994

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 62 of 240 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpS 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/20/2024 0.0070 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 8/20/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/20/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/20/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/20/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/20/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/20/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/20/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/20/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/20/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/20/2024 0.0048 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/20/2024 0.0060 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFOS 8/20/2024 0.0043 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFNA 8/20/2024 0.0074 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 8/20/2024 0.0034 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 8/20/2024 0.0049 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBS 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/20/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/20/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/1/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/1/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/1/2024 0.0147 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFTA 8/1/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/1/2024 0.0050 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFOA 8/1/2024 0.0041 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
lithium 8/1/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/1/2024 0.0071 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFEESA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/1/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/1/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <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.