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Is Sellersville, PA tap water safe?

4 utilities serve Sellersville, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

None of the 4 utilities serving Sellersville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records.

North Penn Water Authority, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 6.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Sellersville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in North Penn Water Authority’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Sellersville

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Pennsylvania certifies.

The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Sellersville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Analytical Laboratories, Inc

    Telford, PA · about 4 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (215) 723-6466

  • Eurofins Philadelphia - Horsham

    Horsham, PA · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (215) 355-3900

  • Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.

    Bryn Mawr, PA · about 24 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS, radioactivity

    (610) 525-1400

Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.

All 108 certified labs for Pennsylvania

ZIP codes in Sellersville

Which ZIP codes are in Sellersville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Sellersville

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