Meadow Brook M H P

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the EPA (July 2018 - September 2018), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

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contaminants detected above health guidelines

1

other detected contaminants

Includes chemicals detected in 2015 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority.

Barium
harm to the kidney✕
Barium is a mineral present in rocks, soil and water. High concentrations of barium in drinking water increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

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How your levels compare

HEALTH GUIDELINE:
700 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT:
2,000 ppb

68.2 ppb

103.9 ppb

1,352.0 ppb

The State and National averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2015.
ppb = parts per billion.
Health risks of barium in excess of health guideline
The health guideline of 700 ppb for barium was defined by the Environmental Protection Agency as a children's health-based limit for 10-day exposure, a non-enforceable federal health advisory. This health guideline protects against harm to internal organs.

Testing summary by quarter

NOT TESTED

NOT DETECTED

DETECTED

ABOVE HEALTH GUIDELINE

ABOVE LEGAL LIMIT

Utility Average 2015: 1,352.0 ppb

Health Guideline Exceeded 2015: Yes

Legal Limit Exceeded 2015: No

Utility
Average
2015 Health
Guideline
Exceeded
2015 Legal
Limit
Exceeded
2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1,352.0 ppb Yes No
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Includes chemicals detected under the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) program in 2013 to 2015, for which annual utility averages were lower than an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority.

Chromium (total)
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Chromium is a naturally occurring metal, but industrial uses can elevate its levels in water. One form, hexavalent chromium, causes cancer. Total chromium is not a good indicator of the amount of hexavalent chromium in drinking water.

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NATIONAL

THIS UTILITY

How your levels compare

LEGAL LIMIT:
100 ppb

0.637 ppb

0.515 ppb

1.000 ppb

The State and National averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2010-2015.
ppb = parts per billion.

Testing summary by quarter

NOT TESTED

NOT DETECTED

DETECTED

ABOVE LEGAL LIMIT

Utility Average 2010-2015: 1.000 ppb

Health Guideline Exceeded 2010-2015: No

Legal Limit Exceeded 2010-2015: No

Utility
Average
2010-2015 Health
Guideline
Exceeded
2010-2015 Legal
Limit
Exceeded
2010-2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1.000 ppb No No
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Pollution sources

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Agriculture

0

Industry

2

Treatment
byproducts

0

Runoff &
sprawl

0

Naturally
occuring

2

Barium
Chromium (total)

Barium
Chromium (total)

Specific water contaminants can come from more than one source.

Meadow Brook M H P compliance with legally mandated federal standards

From October 2015 to September 2018, Meadow Brook M H P complied with health-based drinking water standards.

11 QUARTERS
in violation of any federal drinking water standard from October 2015 to September 2018

Information in this section on Meadow Brook M H P comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database. Click here for more information for this utility.

Other contaminants tested
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Contaminants detected between 2010 and 2014 and were not part of EPA's UCMR-3 testing program:

Fluoride, Bromoform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane, Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2010 to 2015:

1023, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin), 2,4,5-TP (Silvex), 2,4-D, Alachlor (Lasso), Antimony, Arsenic, Atrazine, Benzene, Benzo[a]pyrene, Beryllium, Cadmium, Carbofuran, Carbon tetrachloride, Chlordane, Chloroform, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Combined uranium, Cyanide, Dalapon, Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, Dibromoacetic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Dichloromethane (methylene chloride), Dinoseb, Diquat, Endothall, Endrin, Ethylbenzene, Ethylene dibromide, Glyphosate, Haloacetic acids (HAA5), Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, Lindane, Mercury (inorganic), Methoxychlor, Monobromoacetic acid, Monochloroacetic acid, Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene), Nitrate, Nitrite, o-Dichlorobenzene, Oxamyl (Vydate), p-Dichlorobenzene, Pentachlorophenol, Picloram, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Selenium, Simazine, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), Thallium, Toluene, Toxaphene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Trichloroacetic acid, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, Xylenes (total)