Spring City water treatment
What's in Spring City'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 Spring City
Spring City is a small borough on the Schuylkill River, across from Royersford. The borough and nearby areas are served by Pennsylvania American Water's Royersford system, which serves about 48,300 people with treated surface water[1]. Outside the borough, in East Vincent and East Coventry townships, about 80% of the 19475 ZIP's land area lies outside mapped service areas, so wells are common.
Pennsylvania American Water's Royersford system has no health-based violations on record and a most recent 90th-percentile lead result of 2 ppb. Its EPA UCMR 5 samples found PFOS up to 10.7 ppt and PFOA up to 9.1 ppt, above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029[2][3].
In the Royersford system's samples PFOS came in higher than PFOA, though both point to the same fix for drinking water. For the many East Vincent and East Coventry homes on wells, a yearly bacteria and nitrate test and a one-time radon test give you the baseline needed to size treatment correctly.
Local issues to know
- PFAS on the Royersford system, as above.
- Corrosive wells: 83.3% of Chester County well samples tested for corrosivity by Penn State were outside the non-corrosive range[4], which can cause blue-green stains and leach metals from plumbing[5].
- Radon: 14% of 1,041 USGS-sampled Pennsylvania wells exceeded 4,000 pCi/L[6].
Utility or well? ZIP 19475: about 80% 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
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)[7]
- 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[8].
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- Analysis: your free ZIP report and quiz, or a free in-home test (always, for wells).
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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.
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Spring City water questions
Who supplies Spring City's water?
Pennsylvania American Water's Royersford system serves the borough. Many homes outside it use private wells.
Does Spring City water have PFAS?
The Royersford system's EPA samples found PFOS up to 10.7 ppt and PFOA up to 9.1 ppt, above the 4.0 ppt federal limit that takes effect in 2029.
How often should I test my well?
At least once a year for bacteria and nitrate, and after flooding or well work, per EPA guidance.
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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
- U.S. EPA: Proposed PFOA and PFOS compliance extension rule. www.epa.gov/sdwa/proposed-pfoa-and-pfos-compliance-extension-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.