Brighton Twp Muni Auth

PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in Pennsylvania

PA5040017UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
<MRLHighest PFOA result, ppt
<MRLHighest PFOS result, ppt
1.198Highest Hazard Index
60Results
PWSID
PA5040017
State
Pennsylvania
System type
community water system (CWS)
Population served
7,920
City
Beaver
Counties
Beaver County
Primary source water
groundwater (purchased)
UCMR 5 sampling
2024-01-15 to 2024-07-15 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
authoritative

Hazard Index 1–3 × its limit highest single result
Hazard Index below its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Water purchased from

  • Vanport Twp Muni Auth (PA5040055)
    Seller not monitored under UCMR 5.
  • Beaver Boro Muni Auth (PA5040009)
    Seller's highest results: PFOA 7 ppt · PFOS 4.9 ppt · HI 2.828 · detected: PFBA;PFBS;PFHpA;PFHxA;PFHxS;PFOA;PFOS;PFPeA

Seller results are the seller's own entry-point samples, not measurements of this system's water. This system's own samples (below) may reflect purchased water, its own sources, or both.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)<MRL04
PFOS (ppt)<MRL04
Hazard Index1.1980.9711.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

Compared with Pennsylvania standards

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Pennsylvania
PFOA (ppt)0014
PFOS (ppt)0018

Sum standards add the listed compounds within each sample (non-detects = 0). State compliance is normally judged on averages over time; these are screening comparisons.

Sampling history

Sampled 2024-01-15 to 2024-07-15 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 2 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2024-01-15CNTR LANE PUMP STAT (GW)SE1<4<40.745PFHxA 6.3, PFPeA 4.9
2024-07-15CNTR LANE PUMP STAT (GW)SE2<4<41.198PFHxA 9.2, PFPeA 5.9

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

60 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

CNTR LANE PUMP STAT facility 101 · sample point EP0001 · groundwater

CompoundMRL2024-01-15
SE1
2024-07-15
SE2
PFBS3 ppt1015.1
PFHxA3 ppt6.39.2
PFHxS3 ppt7.411.9
PFPeA3 ppt4.95.9
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt< 5< 5
4:2 FTS3 ppt< 3< 3
6:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
8:2 FTS5 ppt< 5< 5
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt< 2< 2
ADONA3 ppt< 3< 3
HFPO-DA5 ppt< 5< 5
NEtFOSAA5 ppt< 5< 5
NFDHA20 ppt< 20< 20
NMeFOSAA6 ppt< 6< 6
PFBA5 ppt< 5< 5
PFDA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFDoA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFEESA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFHpS3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMBA3 ppt< 3< 3
PFMPA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFNA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOA4 ppt< 4< 4
PFOS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFPeS4 ppt< 4< 4
PFTA8 ppt< 8< 8
PFTrDA7 ppt< 7< 7
PFUnA2 ppt< 2< 2
lithium9 µg/L< 9< 9

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFBS2100%15.1
2024-07-15
12.55–12.55fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHxA2100%9.2
2024-07-15
7.75–7.75fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFHxS2100%11.9
2024-07-15
9.65–9.65fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFPeA2100%5.9
2024-07-15
5.4–5.4fewer than 4 results: raw values only

Never detected (26): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFBA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA, lithium.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-10 to 2026-04-09; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build 52bd2907cbc3 · 2026-10-18T04:10Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.