ELIZABETHTOWN AREA WATER
PA · PWS ID PA7360124 · Community water system
110
contaminants tested
27
detected
19,000
people served
PFAS detected
“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFBS | 0.0060 ug/L | 6/14 | 2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0045 ug/L | 4/14 | 2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0046 ug/L | 3/14 | 2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0057 ug/L | 3/14 | 2024 |
| PFBA | 0.0115 ug/L | 1/14 | 2024 |
Other contaminants detected
| Contaminant | Max | Detection rate | Source | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 7770 UG/L | 166/166 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| TTHM | 106 UG/L | 159/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dibromochloromethane | 15.4 UG/L | 149/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Bromodichloromethane | 22.1 UG/L | 146/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Chloroform | 94.9 UG/L | 145/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 57 UG/L | 118/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| COPPER, FREE | 1890 UG/L | 90/90 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Bromoform | 2.5 UG/L | 46/171 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Lead | 76 UG/L | 29/91 | SYR4 | 2013–2019 |
| Barium | 222 UG/L | 15/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | 22 UG/L | 15/24 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| Arsenic | 6 UG/L | 14/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| LEAD SUMMARY | 0.0100 mg/L | 13/13 | LCR | 2025 |
| Chromium | 2 UG/L | 12/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Trichloroacetic Acid | 35.6 UG/L | 10/24 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| lithium | 16.8 ug/L | 8/14 | UCMR-5 | 2024 |
| Atrazine | 0.4000 UG/L | 4/38 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Antimony, Total | 0.5000 UG/L | 3/15 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Combined Uranium | 2.4287 UG/L | 3/5 | SYR4 | 2012–2017 |
| Dibromoacetic acid | 1.37 UG/L | 3/24 | SYR4 | 2018–2019 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 1.8 UG/L | 2/34 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | 0.2000 UG/L | 1/30 | SYR4 | 2012–2019 |
83 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-PF3ONSADONAAsbestosBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic acidMonochloroacetic acidNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethyleneo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene