Is Aqua Pa Friendship Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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

215

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-08-13
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-10-01 → 1994-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0085 µg/L	12/16	2024
Pfpea	0.0072 µg/L	11/16	2024
Pfhxa	0.0071 µg/L	10/16	2024
PFOA	0.0077 µg/L	10/16	2024
PFOS	0.0095 µg/L	9/16	2024
Pfba	0.0056 µg/L	1/16	2024
Pfhpa	0.0030 µg/L	1/16	2024
PFHXS	0.0030 µg/L	1/16	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
Nitrate	5600 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5700 µg/L	148/148	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	66.2 µg/L 83% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 76.9 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	51.57 µg/L 86% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 71.6 µg/L	67/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 58.1 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2017–2019
Copper	792.5 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	36/57	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.2 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromochloromethane	7.425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2017–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	24.975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.5 µg/L	22/24	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	21.83 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.1 µg/L	19/24	SYR4	2017–2019
Barium	218 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	5.78 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	1.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	11/26	SYR4	2017–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	11/24	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	5/24	SYR4	2017–2019
Selenium	1.74 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	797 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 800 µg/L	3/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	2.35599 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.39592 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	5.2 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/57	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/24	SYR4	2017–2019
Toluene	1.8 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/50	SYR4	2012–2019

78 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TODD DUERR
Phone: 610-645-1122

Frequently asked questions about Aqua Pa Friendship

Is Aqua Pa Friendship tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 29 contaminants in Aqua Pa Friendship'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 Aqua Pa Friendship's water?

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

How many people does Aqua Pa Friendship serve?

Aqua Pa Friendship reports serving 8,800 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Aqua Pa Friendship had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 215 violations on file for Aqua Pa Friendship, 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.