PA AMER WATER CO ELLWOOD CTY
PWS ID: PA6370011 · NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania 16101
PFAS Detected
5 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
17,200
Total Violations
21
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 8,718
- County
- Lawrence
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 1
- Monitoring Violations
- 18
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARBON, TOTAL | MR | 4 | 2010 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2017 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MCL | 1 | 1986 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 14 of 120 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 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 | 0.0046 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 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 |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/8/2024 | 9.4000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/8/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/8/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/8/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/8/2024 | 0.0106 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/8/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/8/2024 | 0.0043 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/8/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 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 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/8/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/2/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/2/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/2/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/2/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 4/2/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/2/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/2/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/2/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 4/2/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 4/2/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 4/2/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/2/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 4/2/2024 | <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.