Tap water in Reading, PA — ZIP 19608
3 public water systems serving about 49,728 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 19608
Paw Penn District
PWSID PA3060069 · serves 28,508 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 30.4 ppt — above federal limit
Shillington Muni Auth
PWSID PA3060067 · serves 13,300 ·
surface water
2 health-based / 7 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6.6 ppt
Wernersville Muni Water Auth
PWSID PA3060076 · serves 7,920 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 4.9 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology