Is PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Pennsylvania · PWSID PA3130012 · Ground water
Population served
7,000
Cities served
—
State / jurisdiction
Pennsylvania (PA)
PWSID
PA3130012
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
219 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
42.5
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFOSregulated
40.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFNAregulated
21.1
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFPeA
11.8
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
11.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHpA
10.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxSregulated
10.4
10 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
6.5
—
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 219 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.
Based on PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY · Chosen for PALMERTON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY because PFAS was detected at 42.5 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 219 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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