No open EPA violations as of 2026-09-16.
EPA record checked 2026-10-06
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31 results are on record. These 5 come first: results above a listed reference, then those closest to a legal limit.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 6.6 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Above a historical reference; current applicability unverified | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 5.6 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Within the referenced health-based guidance value | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 4.4 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 5.4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Lead (90th percentile) | Non-Detect (ND) | 15 µg/L federal action level | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2025–2025 monitoring period | Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-08 to 2024-10-01 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: READING AREA WATER AUTHORITY (PA3060059) |
3health-based violations in the last 10 years · none open as of 2026-09-16
From EPA SDWIS. Counted once per contaminant per year in the Track record subject score. A violation record is a compliance fact, not a health verdict.
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
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Follow this water →Its phone number on EPA record is 610-655-6253 and its mailing address is 1801 Kutztown Rd, READING, PA 19604. These details come from the system's EPA record.
PurityMap has no verified website for Reading Area Water Authority. Its mailing address on EPA record is 1801 Kutztown Rd, READING, PA 19604. Your water bill lists the ways to pay. PurityMap does not take payments.
EPA's records list Reading Area Water Authority as serving Reading, Pennsylvania. Your water bill names your supplier.
PurityMap's record for Reading Area Water Authority holds results for 29 PFAS substances. 5 were detected, and none is above a federal legal limit. Each result links to its source in the city report.
No open EPA violations as of 2026-09-16: that is what EPA's record shows for Reading Area Water Authority. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Reading Area Water Authority is on EPA record as drawing from surface water.
Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where Reading Area Water Authority reported something related, it's shown below.
Lead at Reading Area Water Authority: not detected (90th percentile, 2025 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.