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Water system · PWSID PA1090043

NEWTOWN ARTESIAN WATER CO

NEWTOWN, PA · ~38,500 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PA1090043

State

Pennsylvania

City

NEWTOWN

Population served

38,500

Primary source

SWP

Score history

▼ 47 points — the score moved from 100 to 53 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 53

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jul 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

9.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.4×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFPeA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

4.6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

240

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

111

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0700 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrite began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2017 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Jan 2025
State action · SIA Jan 2025
State action · SOX Aug 2024
State action · SIA Jul 2024
State action · SOX Sep 2020
State action · SIA Sep 2020
State action · SOX Jun 2020
State action · SIF Jun 2020

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

6.74 · max 7.18 mg/l as N · 4

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.11 · max 0.12 ug/l · 2

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2023

86.5 · max 109 ug/l · 2

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.025 · max 0.03 mg/l · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.643 · max 0.78 ug/l · 2

Manganese

1 station · latest Aug 2023

3.75 · max 3.98 ug/l · 2

Uranium

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.0315 · max 0.033 ug/l · 2

Atrazine

1 station · latest Jul 2021

2.42 · max 2.42 ng/l · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system PA1090043 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.