- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 5 of 16 samples, average 1.7 ppt, highest 7.6 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2025–Mar 2026)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 3 of 16 samples, average 1.3 ppt, highest 9 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2025–Mar 2026)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 16 samples, average 1.1 ppt, highest 5.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2025–Mar 2026)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 16 samples, average 0.90 ppt, highest 4.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2025–Mar 2026)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 16 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Jun 2025–Mar 2026)
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 8 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jun 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
- Health-standard violation: Inorganic Chemicals, Nitrate, Apr 2025–Aug 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for East Hempfield Water Auth
EPA system ID PA7360063 · serves Lancaster County, PA · about 20,988 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
East Hempfield Water Auth (EPA PA7360063)
What EPA records show for East Hempfield Water Auth, as of October 14, 2026
Health-standard violation: Inorganic Chemicals, Nitrate, Apr 2025–Aug 2025 (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 8 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jun 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 5.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does East Hempfield Water Auth use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in East Hempfield Water Auth's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)
Source: EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), data as of Oct 14, 2026
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, data as of Oct 15, 2026
These are EPA's public records for this water system, shown as of October 14, 2026. If you represent this utility, or think a record here is wrong, tell us: Report an error. If the error is in EPA's own records, your state drinking water program can correct it there, and this page updates at our next data refresh.
Sources
- EPA ECHO detailed facility report: East Hempfield Water Auth (PA7360063), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA SDWIS (ECHO SDWA bulk download), July to September 2026 extract
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples through June 2026
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