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EMMAUS BOROUGH PUBLIC WATER

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PA3390032

State

Pennsylvania

City

EMMAUS

Population served

14,000

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 99 points — the score moved from 100 to 1 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 1

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 Feb 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

7.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.9×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

5 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFNA

Perfluorononanoic acid

8.6 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

3.1 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Below EPA limit

6:2 FTS

38 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

8:2 FTS

25 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

17 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

7.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

6 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFDA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFUnA

2.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

110

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

6

Health-based

46

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Jun 2024 Resolved
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2021 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0700 began May 2020 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Apr 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2981 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2980 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2982 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2979 began Oct 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2964 began Oct 2017 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2025
  • State action · SOX May 2025
  • State action · SIC Feb 2025
  • State action · SIE Sep 2024
  • State action · SIA Sep 2024
  • State action · SIE Jul 2024
  • State action · SOX Jul 2024
  • State action · SIA Jul 2024

This profile is built from EPA public records for system PA3390032 — 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.