Is Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Berks

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

688

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-08-15
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-08-15
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-06-01 → 2012-06-30

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOS	0.0115 µg/L	6/16	2024
Pfpea	0.0160 µg/L	6/16	2024
PFBS	0.0052 µg/L	5/16	2024
Pfhxa	0.0156 µg/L	5/16	2024
PFOA	0.0088 µg/L	4/16	2024
Pfba	0.0066 µg/L	2/16	2024
Pfhpa	0.0055 µg/L	2/16	2024
PFHXS	0.0043 µg/L	2/16	2024
PFNA	0.0043 µg/L	2/16	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	6240 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6740 µg/L	198/220	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	253 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 418 µg/L	97/97	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	61.92 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 86.4 µg/L	72/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	54.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 77 µg/L	71/85	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	71/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	65/75	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	56/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 65 µg/L	45/97	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	32.55 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	44/70	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Trichloroethylene	0.8400 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	7/100	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	1.21 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	7/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/10	SYR4	2017–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2017–2019
Lithium	10.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/16	UCMR-5	2024

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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TIM FELTENBER
Phone: 610-929-4709

Frequently asked questions about Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth

Is Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth'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 Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth's water?

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

How many people does Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth serve?

Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth reports serving 22,400 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 688 violations on file for Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth, of which 43 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.