Tap water in Quakertown, PA — ZIP 18951
3 public water systems serving about 24,097 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Failing
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 18951
Quakertown Boro
PWSID PA1090082 · serves 12,800 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 19 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 24 ppt — above federal limit
Richland Twp Water Authority
PWSID PA1090131 · serves 6,800 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 7 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9.7 ppt — above federal limit
Milford Twp Water Authority
PWSID PA1090125 · serves 4,497 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.4 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology