Is Telford Borough Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Montgomery

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

225

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1989-03-30 → 1989-06-29

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0074 µg/L	13/16	2025
PFOS	0.0152 µg/L	13/16	2025
PFOA	0.0149 µg/L	11/16	2025
Pfpea	0.1957 µg/L	11/16	2025
Pfhxa	0.0946 µg/L	9/16	2025
Pfba	0.0536 µg/L	8/16	2025
Pfhpa	0.0435 µg/L	8/16	2025
6:2 Fts	0.2262 µg/L	6/16	2025
PFHXS	0.0055 µg/L	2/16	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
Chloroform	39.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 63.3 µg/L	86/86	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	3281 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3410 µg/L	80/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	10.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	52.34 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 83.1 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	11.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.2 µg/L	63/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	244.9 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 859 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.44 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23.6 µg/L	57/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	7 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	9.467 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.2 µg/L	39/63	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	6.8 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 533 µg/L	23/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	330 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 333 µg/L	13/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Lithium	30.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/16	UCMR-5	2025
Combined Uranium	7.68095 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 8.0609 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Chromium	2 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.728 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.13 µg/L	4/10	SYR4	2018–2019
Fluoride	147.1 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 148 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.7050 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/112	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.5320 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/112	SYR4	2012–2019

49 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitritePfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BOROUGH MANAGER
Phone: 215-723-5000

Frequently asked questions about Telford Borough Authority

Is Telford Borough Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 31 contaminants in Telford Borough Authority'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 Telford Borough Authority's water?

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

How many people does Telford Borough Authority serve?

Telford Borough Authority reports serving 7,700 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Telford Borough Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 225 violations on file for Telford Borough Authority, of which 13 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.