Is Plumstead Northern Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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

636

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-04-01 → 2025-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0053 µg/L	5/8	2025
Pfba	0.0073 µg/L	4/8	2025
PFBS	0.0080 µg/L	4/8	2025
Pfpea	0.0043 µg/L	4/8	2025
PFOA	0.0075 µg/L	3/8	2025
PFOS	0.0074 µg/L	3/8	2025

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
Copper	220.5 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 908 µg/L	36/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.6 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	21/36	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	19.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	5.68 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	51.285 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 52.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.964 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate	380 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/42	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	38.22 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 38.4 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2.865 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	1.85706 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.89677 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	1995
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Antimony, Total	0.1800 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1.8 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	2.3 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	10.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	UCMR-5	2025

84 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-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ANGELA BENNER
Phone: 215-766-8914

Frequently asked questions about Plumstead Northern

Is Plumstead Northern tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Plumstead Northern'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 Plumstead Northern's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Dibromochloromethane, Lead, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Plumstead Northern serve?

Plumstead Northern reports serving 2,605 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Plumstead Northern had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 636 violations on file for Plumstead Northern, of which 0 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.