Is Phoenixville Water Dept Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Chester

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

494

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-01 → 2024-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2003-12-01 → 2003-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2003-11-01 → 2003-11-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0090 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfba	0.0573 µg/L	3/4	2024
PFBS	0.0098 µg/L	3/4	2024
PFOA	0.0059 µg/L	3/4	2024
Pfpea	0.0102 µg/L	3/4	2024
PFOS	0.0051 µg/L	2/4	2024
Pfhpa	0.0031 µg/L	1/4	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	98.195 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 126 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	60.47 µg/L 101% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 144.3 µg/L	127/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	77.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 95 µg/L	92/92	SYR4	2017–2019
Copper	535 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	76/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	30.01 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.7 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	40.605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 70.4 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	44.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68.8 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromochloromethane	12.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	47/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Bromoform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	31/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	18/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	10.24 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	17/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3600 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Barium	44.2 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 46 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	2.67 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	573 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	6/48	SYR4	2017–2019
Selenium	2.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	3/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.53 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/48	SYR4	2017–2019

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-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BRIAN WATSON
Phone: 610-933-8801

Frequently asked questions about Phoenixville Water Dept

Is Phoenixville Water Dept tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 26 contaminants in Phoenixville Water Dept'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 Phoenixville Water Dept's water?

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

How many people does Phoenixville Water Dept serve?

Phoenixville Water Dept reports serving 16,599 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Phoenixville Water Dept had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 494 violations on file for Phoenixville Water Dept, of which 53 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.