Is Pa American Water Co Yardley Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Bucks

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

127

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-11-01 → 2018-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0048 µg/L	4/8	2024
Pfhxa	0.0048 µg/L	4/8	2024
PFOA	0.0097 µg/L	4/8	2024
PFOS	0.0061 µg/L	4/8	2024
Pfpea	0.0051 µg/L	4/8	2024
Pfba	0.0054 µg/L	1/8	2024
Pfhpa	0.0030 µg/L	1/8	2024

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	85 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 104.9 µg/L	166/166	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64.08 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 100.3 µg/L	164/166	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L	163/167	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	74.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 91.5 µg/L	163/167	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	144/167	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	127.5 µg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 264 µg/L	72/96	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3650 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3690 µg/L	52/52	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.6 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	40.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45.5 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	12.6 µg/L 84% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 33 µg/L	18/96	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Barium	500 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.7850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	2/167	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	4.75534 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 4.8723 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	2/28	SYR4	2018–2019
Arsenic	2 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.1000 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/22	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-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCOTT SHARP
Phone: 215-493-3346

Frequently asked questions about Pa American Water Co Yardley

Is Pa American Water Co Yardley tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Pa American Water Co Yardley's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Pa American Water Co Yardley's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Pa American Water Co Yardley serve?

Pa American Water Co Yardley reports serving 33,171 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Pa American Water Co Yardley had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 127 violations on file for Pa American Water Co Yardley, of which 6 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.