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PFAS in Collegeville Trappe Joint PWD drinking water

EPA UCMR 5 results for public water system PA1460022 serving Montgomery County (Pennsylvania). 8 of 29 PFAS detected.

PFOA (highest result)
235 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFOS (highest result)
15 ppt above 4.0 ppt
PFAS detected
8 of 29 tested
Water system
COLLEGEVILLE TRAPPE JOINT PWD (PWSID PA1460022)
System size
Small (serves 10,000 or fewer people)
Samples
13 sample event(s) at 7 sampling point(s), 2023-03-20 to 2023-09-20
Counties
Montgomery
ZIP codes (UCMR 5)
19426
Source
EPA UCMR 5 final occurrence data (EPA page last updated 2026-08-28; samples collected January 2023 – December 2025) ↗

UCMR 5 is a one-time EPA monitoring program, not a compliance determination. The values shown are the highest single sample result at any of the system's sampling points; one result above 4.0 ppt does not mean the system violates the PFAS rule, which is judged on running annual averages under separate compliance monitoring. Results describe the public water system, not an individual home.

All PFAS detected

PFASHighest result (ppt)Samples with detectionEPA limit (2024 rule)
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)23513 of 134.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFBS (perfluorobutane sulfonic acid)15.313 of 13Hazard Index component (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)
PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid)1513 of 134.0 ppt (MCL, 2024 rule)
PFHxA (perfluorohexanoic acid)10.913 of 13—
PFPeA (perfluoropentanoic acid)8.413 of 13—
PFBA (perfluorobutanoic acid)6.65 of 13—
PFHpA (perfluoroheptanoic acid)6.210 of 13—
PFHxS (perfluorohexane sulfonic acid)4.23 of 1310 ppt (2024 rule; proposed for rescission)

ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). EPA reports UCMR 5 results in µg/L; we multiply by 1,000. “Samples with detection” counts results at or above the UCMR 5 minimum reporting level.

What the limits mean

In April 2024 EPA set enforceable limits (MCLs) of 4.0 ppt each for PFOA and PFOS, plus 10 ppt for PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX) and a Hazard Index for mixtures, with compliance based on a running annual average at each sampling point and due in 2029 (EPA ↗). In May 2026 EPA proposed letting systems request two more years for PFOA/PFOS (to April 2031) and rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and Hazard Index limits (EPA: extension proposal ↗ · EPA: rescission proposal ↗). These are proposals, not final rules, as of the date this page was built.

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PFAS disclaimer: PFAS results are copied from EPA's UCMR 5 dataset and describe samples taken at a public water system's entry points between 2023 and 2025, not water at any specific address. Levels may have changed since sampling (for example, after new treatment). “Not detected” means below EPA's UCMR 5 minimum reporting level, not zero. This is not a compliance determination or a water test. Contact your water utility for current information.