PLUMSTEAD NORTHERN SYSTEM
PA · PWS ID PA1090144 · Community water system
109
contaminants tested
25
detected
2,605
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxA | 0.0053 ug/L | 5/8 | 2025 |
| PFBA | 0.0073 ug/L | 4/8 | 2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0080 ug/L | 4/8 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0043 ug/L | 4/8 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0075 ug/L | 3/8 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0074 ug/L | 3/8 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 908 UG/L | 36/36 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 12.6 UG/L | 22/22 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 9 UG/L | 21/36 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 16 UG/L | 19/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 21 UG/L | 16/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromoform | 6.4 UG/L | 9/11 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 52.3 UG/L | 8/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 7.6 UG/L | 7/8 | SYR4 | 2014–2019 |
| Nitrate | 380 UG/L | 6/42 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Barium | 38.4 UG/L | 4/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Chromium | 2.9 UG/L | 2/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Combined Uranium | 1.89677 UG/L | 2/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 4 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0030 mg/L | 2/2 | LCR | 1995 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 2 UG/L | 2/2 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.1800 UG/L | 1/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Arsenic | 1.8 UG/L | 1/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Selenium | 2.3 UG/L | 1/7 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| lithium | 10.7 ug/L | 1/8 | UCMR-5 | 2025 |
84 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene