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What is in the water at 17111
3 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
VEOLIA WATER
PWSID PA7220015 · PA · serves 110,000 people
PFAS and lithium
3 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 7 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.0054 µg/L | 2 | 11/14/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0045 µg/L | 2 | 11/14/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0041 µg/L | 3 | 2/9/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 120 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 5 stations serving this system across 424 results, 2015-01-15 to 2025-10-09. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
PA AMER WATER CO
PWSID PA7220017 · PA · serves 50,200 people
PFAS and lithium
6 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 12 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 11 µg/L | 2 | 7/17/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0069 µg/L | 3 | 7/17/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.0067 µg/L | 1 | 7/17/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0057 µg/L | 2 | 7/17/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0043 µg/L | 1 | 7/17/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0039 µg/L | 3 | 7/17/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 93 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 3 stations serving this system across 225 results, 2015-01-15 to 2025-10-07. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
CAPITAL REGION WATER
PWSID PA7220049 · PA · serves 66,540 people
PFAS and lithium
Sampled, nothing detected. Tested for 30 compounds under UCMR 5 with none found at or above its reporting limit. A reporting limit is the lowest concentration the method can measure, so this means “below that” rather than “zero”.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 72 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 4 stations serving this system across 389 results, 2015-03-17 to 2026-03-23. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.