Palmerton Municipal Authority
PWSID PA3130012 · Palmerton, Pennsylvania · serves 7,000 people · groundwater source
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PFAS test results (EPA UCMR 5)
| Contaminant | Result | Federal limit (MCL) | Sampled |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 42.5 ppt | 4 ppt | 9/23/2025 |
| PFOS | 40 ppt | 4 ppt | 9/23/2025 |
| PFOA | 37.1 ppt | 4 ppt | 2/18/2025 |
| PFOS | 27.6 ppt | 4 ppt | 2/18/2025 |
| PFNA | 21.1 ppt | 10 ppt | 9/23/2025 |
| PFNA | 15.9 ppt | 10 ppt | 2/18/2025 |
| PFPeA | 11.8 ppt | — | 2/18/2025 |
| PFHxA | 11.4 ppt | — | 2/18/2025 |
| PFPeA | 11.2 ppt | — | 9/23/2025 |
| PFHxA | 10.7 ppt | — | 9/23/2025 |
| PFHpA | 10.6 ppt | — | 9/23/2025 |
| PFHxS | 10.4 ppt | 10 ppt | 9/23/2025 |
| PFHpA | 10.1 ppt | — | 2/18/2025 |
| PFHxS | 9.1 ppt | 10 ppt | 2/18/2025 |
| PFBA | 6.5 ppt | — | 2/18/2025 |
| PFBA | 6.2 ppt | — | 9/23/2025 |
ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). Rows highlighted red meet or exceed the 2024 federal limit.
Violation history
| Date | Violation | Type | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | Groundwater Rule | MR | No | Archived |
| 2024-02-01 | Groundwater Rule | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-11 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Lead and Copper Rule | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | TTHM | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | Groundwater Rule | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Groundwater Rule | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Nitrate | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Nitrite | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Xylenes, Total | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Carbon tetrachloride | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Trichloroethylene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Tetrachloroethylene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | CHLOROBENZENE | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Benzene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Toluene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Ethylbenzene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Styrene | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Nitrate | MR | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Nitrite | MR | No | Resolved |