EPHRATA AREA JOINT AUTHORITY
PA · PWS ID PA7360045 · Community water system
110
contaminants tested
28
detected
24,500
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0063 ug/L | 6/8 | 2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0059 ug/L | 6/8 | 2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0069 ug/L | 6/8 | 2025 |
| PFOA | 0.0058 ug/L | 4/8 | 2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0036 ug/L | 1/8 | 2025 |
| PFOS | 0.0046 ug/L | 1/8 | 2025 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 7260 UG/L | 128/148 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 92.7 UG/L | 115/120 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 18.2 UG/L | 114/119 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 113 UG/L | 112/116 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 8.19 UG/L | 110/118 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 115 UG/L | 94/118 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 532 UG/L | 80/90 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromoform | 1.84 UG/L | 50/116 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 44 UG/L | 42/51 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 40 UG/L | 35/51 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 2 UG/L | 20/51 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0050 mg/L | 14/14 | LCR | 2025 |
| Barium | 97.4 UG/L | 8/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0.9000 UG/L | 8/49 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 177 UG/L | 6/93 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Fluoride | 180 UG/L | 3/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Monochloroacetic acid | 3 UG/L | 3/49 | SYR4 | 2017–2019 |
| Atrazine | 0.7000 UG/L | 2/18 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chromium | 4.5 UG/L | 2/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Selenium | 3.1 UG/L | 2/14 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| lithium | 9.45 ug/L | 2/8 | UCMR-5 | 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.2000 UG/L | 1/18 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
82 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, TotalArsenicAsbestosBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene