Is Mt Penn Boro 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

114

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-04-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-03-01 → 2022-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-03-01 → 2022-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFNA	0.0077 µg/L	2/4	2025
PFOS	0.0057 µg/L	2/4	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	208.25 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 393 µg/L	94/97	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	61/97	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	5.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.3 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	27/27	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2530 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2540 µg/L	26/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	15.55 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 17.2 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.8 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	15/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0034 mg/L 23% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	2 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/12	SYR4	2017–2019
Fluoride	2260 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2400 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2017–2019
Lithium	9.48 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/4	UCMR-5	2025

94 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: TOM STARON
Phone: 610-779-4900

Frequently asked questions about Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth

Is Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Mt Penn Boro 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 Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth's water?

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

How many people does Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth serve?

Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth reports serving 10,400 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 114 violations on file for Mt Penn Boro Muni Auth, of which 6 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.