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Water system · PWSID PA7220017

PA AMER WATER CO

90
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PA7220017

State

Pennsylvania

City

HUMMELSTOWN

Population served

50,200

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 10 points — the score moved from 100 to 90 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 90

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 Oct 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.3 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

Lithium

11,400 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

6.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

5.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

4.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

5

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

12

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2018. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Sep 2018 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Apr 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Apr 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0600 began Jan 2009 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Sep 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Oct 2018
  • State action · SIA Oct 2018
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Sep 2012
  • State action · SIA Aug 2011
  • State action · SOX Aug 2011
  • EPA/federal action · EFL Apr 2010
  • State action · SOX Sep 1994
  • State action · SIC Sep 1994

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

Manganese

1 station · latest Oct 2024

44 · max 750 ug/L · 95

Copper

1 station · latest Oct 2024

2.05 · max 15.6 ug/L · 93

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2024

0.417 · max 9.05 ug/L · 82

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 PA7220017 — 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.