AQUA PA provides all Chalfont Borough residents with public water. The Borough does not provide or bill for any water services. The purpose of the following information is to keep residents updated on the current status of the public water in Chalfont Borough related to the presence of PFCs in the groundwater. If after reading and exploring the information below, if you still have questions regarding your water quality and water service, they should be directed to AQUA PA at 877-987-2782. You can also visit AQUA’s website at aquawater.com
Click here for recent AQUA PA PFOA/PFOS monitoring results.
Click here for the EPA’s website page titled: PFAS Explained.
EPA’s factsheet on the PFOA and PFOS health advisory levels:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/drinkingwaterhealthadvisories_pfoa_pfos_updated_5.31.16.pdf
The following is a link to search for AQUA PA’s water quality reports in this area: Aqua PA Water Quality Reports
Home Water Treatment Technologies
Home water treatment technologies fact sheet statement from the EPA states that: “Home drinking water treatment units are typically certified by independent third party organizations against American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards to verify their contaminant removal claims. Some home filters remove impurities using activated carbon and reverse osmosis, which are the same technologies utilized by public water supply systems to remove PFOA and PFOS. However, there currently are no ANSI protocols for testing home treatment systems to verify that these devices effectively remove PFOA and PFOS or how frequently the filters should be changed in order to maintain removal efficiency. NSF International is currently developing such protocols.” NSF is the National Sanitation Foundation and NSF International “protects and improves global human health. Manufacturers, regulators and consumers look to NSF International to facilitate the development of public health standards and provide certifications that help protect food, water, consumer products and the environment.”
See NSF’s information on Contaminate Reduction Claims Guides.
See NSF’s article on PFOA/PFOS in Drinking Water.
See NSF’s article (from 2018) on Consumer Tips for Choosing a Drinking Water Filter to Reduce Contaminates.
Check out EPA.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water for more information and this fact sheet on PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Health Advisories: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/drinkingwaterhealthadvisories_pfoa_pfos_5_19_16.final_.1.pdf.
Read the EPA’s discussion on treatment technologies starting on page 65: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-05/documents/pfoa_health_advisory_final_508.pdf.
Drinking Water Advisory Documentation from the EPA’s website.
The American Water Works Association is an international, nonprofit, scientific and educational society dedicated to providing total water solutions assuring the effective management of water. Founded in 1881, the Association is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. Link to American Water Works Association.
Updated: August, 2024