Water Quality: Schwenksville, PA

1 water system • 5,200 people served

Some Concerns
32
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
5,200
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Schwenksville is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 5,200 people, and has 32 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Schwenksville's violation count is 88% below the national average for Pennsylvania. Contaminants associated with violations include Barium.

Contaminants Found

Barium

Increases blood pressure and causes cardiovascular effects with long-term exposure.

Common source: Natural rock deposits, oil drilling operations, coal power plant waste

EPA limit: 2 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Schwenksville

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
SCHWENKSVILLE BOROUGH AUTH PA1460042 Surface Water 5,200 32

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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