BANGOR AREA SCHOOL COMPLEX
PWS ID: PA3480816 · BANGOR, Pennsylvania 18013
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
2,700
Total Violations
151
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Non-Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Public/Private
- Connections
- 4
- County
- Northampton
- School/Daycare
- Yes
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 144
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | MR | 10 | 2018 |
| Nitrate | MR | 8 | 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 7 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 6 | 2022 |
| E. COLI | MR | 5 | 2018 |
| Nitrite | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2018 |
| Public Notice | Other | 3 | 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 2 | 2009 |
| Endrin | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Diquat | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Simazine | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Picloram | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Chlordane | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2023 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeS | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/19/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/19/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/19/2023 | 0.0030 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/19/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/19/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/19/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/19/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/19/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/19/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 1/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 1/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/24/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/24/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/24/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/24/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 1/24/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/24/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/24/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/24/2023 | <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.