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PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM REPORT
Is PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Pennsylvania · PWSID PA1510001 · Surface water
Population served
1,600,000
Cities served
—
State / jurisdiction
Pennsylvania (PA)
PWSID
PA1510001
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High Risk
Model score 43/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
132 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFBS
10.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
9.9
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFHxA
9.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
8.1
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFBA
7.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOSregulated
6.0
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFNAregulated
4.5
10 ppt
Within / n/a
MCL exceedance
PFHpA
3.3
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
Official Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
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VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 132 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the public water system snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
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WHY THIS FOR PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT · Chosen for PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT because PFAS was detected at 10 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 132 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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