Phoenixville water treatment
What's in Phoenixville's water, where it comes from, and how to fix what you find. Check your ZIP for your utility's EPA records.
Your water in Phoenixville
Phoenixville is a borough on the Schuylkill River where French Creek joins it. The borough runs its own utility, Phoenixville Water Department, which treats surface water for about 16,600 people[1]. Around the borough, in Schuylkill, Charlestown, and East Pikeland townships, homes may be on Aqua Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania American Water's Royersford system, or a private well.
In EPA records, Phoenixville Water Department had one health-based violation in the last three years, for disinfection byproducts in October 2024, since resolved. Its EPA UCMR 5 samples found PFOA up to 5.9 ppt and PFOS up to 5.1 ppt, just above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029[2].
Local issues to know
- Corrosive wells: 83.3% of Chester County well samples tested for corrosivity by Penn State were outside the non-corrosive range[3], which can cause blue-green stains and leach metals from plumbing[4].
- Radon: 14% of 1,041 USGS-sampled Pennsylvania wells exceeded 4,000 pCi/L[5].
- PFAS: modest PFOA and PFOS levels on borough water point to point-of-use reverse osmosis for drinking water.
Utility or well? ZIP 19460: about 57% of the land area lies outside mapped public water service areas[1]. Homes in those areas are likely on private wells, which no utility tests. If that's you, start with a free in-home test.
Utility records
Phoenixville Water Department
EPA water system ID PA1150077 · serves about 16,599 people · surface water (rivers, streams, or reservoirs)
- Health violations
- 1 health-based violation in the last three years (disinfection byproducts, Oct 2024, resolved)[1]
- Lead
- 1 ppb at the 90th percentile of its most recent lead sampling (EPA action level: 15 ppb)[6]
- PFAS
- EPA UCMR 5 sampling found PFOA up to 5.9 ppt, PFOS up to 5.1 ppt, PFBA up to 57.3 ppt, PFPeA up to 10.2 ppt, so PFOA and PFOS were above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029.[2]
Full EPA record for this system · Ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for hardness and other details[7].
Pennsylvania American Water (Royersford)
EPA water system ID PA1150166 · serves about 49,508 people · surface water (rivers, streams, or reservoirs)
- Health violations
- No health-based violations on record[1]
- Lead
- 2 ppb at the 90th percentile of its most recent lead sampling (EPA action level: 15 ppb)[6]
- PFAS
- EPA UCMR 5 sampling found PFOS up to 10.7 ppt, PFOA up to 9.1 ppt, PFBS up to 7 ppt, PFPeA up to 6.2 ppt, so PFOA and PFOS were above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029.[2]
Full EPA record for this system · Ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for hardness and other details[7].
Aqua Pennsylvania (Main System)
EPA water system ID PA1460073 · serves about 822,600 people · surface water (rivers, streams, or reservoirs)
- Health violations
- 1 health-based violation in the last three years (water treatment rule (filtration / disinfection), Nov 2024, resolved); 1 older on record[1]
- Lead
- 0 ppb at the 90th percentile of its most recent lead sampling (EPA action level: 15 ppb)[6]
- PFAS
- EPA UCMR 5 sampling found PFOA up to 12.6 ppt, PFOS up to 9.2 ppt, PFPeA up to 21.8 ppt, PFHxA up to 17.2 ppt, so PFOA and PFOS were above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029.[2]
Full EPA record for this system · Ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for hardness and other details[7].
Recommended for Phoenixville homes
How it works
- Analysis: your free ZIP report and quiz, or a free in-home test (always, for wells).
- Recommendation: a system matched to your results.
- Price: shown only after the analysis.
- Install: buy on your own or talk it through first.
Check your water in Phoenixville
Look up what your local water utility has reported to the EPA, then take a 60-second quiz about what you see, taste, and smell at home. We'll use both to recommend the right solution.
Get your water report
Enter your ZIP code to see your utility's violations, lead testing, and PFAS results from public EPA records, explained in plain English.
Data comes from U.S. EPA and Census public records. It covers public water systems, not private wells, and it isn't a test of your home's tap. If you're on a well, a free in-home test is the best way to know what's in your water.
Water self-check quiz
Question 1 of 8Step 2
Your recommended solution
Based on your water report and quiz answers.
Phoenixville water questions
Who supplies water in Phoenixville?
Inside the borough, Phoenixville Water Department. Nearby townships may be served by Aqua Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania American Water, or private wells. Your water bill names your supplier.
Is Phoenixville water hard?
Hardness isn't in the EPA records our report uses. Phoenixville Water Department's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it, or we can measure it at your tap with a free in-home test.
Does Phoenixville water have PFAS?
EPA UCMR 5 sampling found PFOA up to 5.9 ppt and PFOS up to 5.1 ppt, slightly above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029. An under-sink reverse osmosis system is one way to reduce PFAS in drinking water.
Book a free water test in Phoenixville
Sources
- U.S. EPA: SDWIS Federal Reports (violations, lead and copper results). sdwis.epa.gov/ords/sfdw_pub/r/sfdw/sdwis_fed_reports_public/200
- U.S. EPA: UCMR occurrence data. www.epa.gov/dwucmr/occurrence-data-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule
- Penn State AASL: Chester County drinking water test summary. agsci.psu.edu/aasl/water-testing/drinking-water-testing/drinking-water-test-summaries/chester
- Penn State Extension: Corrosive water problems. extension.psu.edu/corrosive-water-problems
- USGS: High levels of radon found in some wells across Pennsylvania. www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/high-levels-radon-found-some-wells-across-pennsylvania
- U.S. EPA: Basic information about lead in drinking water. www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water
- U.S. EPA: Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) information for consumers. www.epa.gov/ccr/ccr-information-consumers
EPA records retrieved Oct 2026 from the EPA SDWIS and UCMR 5 public datasets. Utility records describe a water system, not the tap in your home. Records can lag and may be incomplete.