SCHWENKSVILLE BOROUGH AUTH
PA · PWS ID PA1460042 · Community water system
110
contaminants tested
27
detected
5,200
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0083 ug/L | 6/8 | 2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0053 ug/L | 5/8 | 2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0054 ug/L | 3/8 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 506 UG/L | 69/69 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Arsenic | 14 UG/L | 60/82 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 1670 UG/L | 34/84 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 4.6 UG/L | 30/31 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 5.5 UG/L | 29/29 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 5.8 UG/L | 25/25 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 34 UG/L | 25/69 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromoform | 1.8 UG/L | 17/19 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2025 |
| Combined Uranium | 24.81446 UG/L | 11/18 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Xylenes, Total | 32.4 UG/L | 11/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 1.7 UG/L | 10/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | 1.1 UG/L | 10/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 17.2 UG/L | 9/9 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 45.7 ug/L | 8/8 | UCMR-5 | 2023 |
| Barium | 120 UG/L | 7/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Thallium, Total | 2 UG/L | 6/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 7 UG/L | 6/10 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Ethylbenzene | 4.3 UG/L | 4/59 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 2.3 UG/L | 3/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 2 UG/L | 3/3 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Selenium | 2.5 UG/L | 3/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | 0.2400 UG/L | 1/21 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
| Fluoride | 1000 UG/L | 1/13 | SYR4 | 2012–2018 |
83 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-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-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene