Is CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Pennsylvania · PWSID PA1230004 · Surface water
Population served
140,437
Cities served
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State / jurisdiction
Pennsylvania (PA)
PWSID
PA1230004
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 2/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
14 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFOAregulated
5.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBS
4.5
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
4.1
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
3.9
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 14 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
WHY THIS FOR CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY · Chosen for CHESTER WATER AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 5.1 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 14 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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