Is Whitehall Twp Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

198

health-based violations

358

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2011-09-01 → 2011-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-07-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfhxa	0.0066 µg/L	7/10	2025
Pfpea	0.0152 µg/L	6/10	2025
PFHXS	0.0070 µg/L	2/10	2025
PFNA	0.0061 µg/L	2/10	2025
PFOA	0.0049 µg/L	2/10	2025
PFOS	0.0054 µg/L	2/10	2025
Pfba	0.0052 µg/L	1/10	2025
PFBS	0.0037 µg/L	1/10	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	448.8 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 828 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.8 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	73/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3765 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3800 µg/L	68/80	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	1.835 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.06 µg/L	32/54	SYR4	2012–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	3.3125 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	32/54	SYR4	2012–2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	2.85 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	31/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	51 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9.436 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 9.73 µg/L	13/46	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	1.64 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	9/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	0.9700 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	7/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	13 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	1.2586 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.26501 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Ethylbenzene	0.6000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	1 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	3.2 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	3.2 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2019

80 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl ChlorideLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzene

Utility contact

Contact: LISA HELM
Phone: 610-770-1155

Frequently asked questions about Whitehall Twp Authority

Is Whitehall Twp Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 29 contaminants in Whitehall Twp 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 Whitehall Twp Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate, Trichloroethylene, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Whitehall Twp Authority serve?

Whitehall Twp Authority reports serving 13,063 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Whitehall Twp Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 358 violations on file for Whitehall Twp Authority, of which 198 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.