ASHLAND AREA WATER AUTHORITY
PA · PWS ID PA3540030 · Community water system
108
contaminants tested
19
detected
4,200
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFHxS | 0.0056 ug/L | 3/3 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0170 ug/L | 3/3 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPPER, FREE | 640 UG/L | 71/71 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 6.9 UG/L | 57/57 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 47.3 UG/L | 57/57 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 54.5 UG/L | 52/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 47.9 UG/L | 52/52 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 6 UG/L | 28/71 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 1.1 UG/L | 24/54 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 20 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 28 UG/L | 20/20 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0300 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2025 |
| Barium | 40.4 UG/L | 6/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 13.4 UG/L | 4/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Nitrate | 120 UG/L | 2/16 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Arsenic | 0.1700 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Cadmium | 0.0300 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 0.3000 UG/L | 1/8 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 7 UG/L | 1/20 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
89 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-PF3ONSADONAAntimony, TotalAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromoacetic acidDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFBSPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene