Philadelphia Water Department
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 7 cities in NJ, PA · PWSID PA1510001
Philadelphia Water Department serves 1,600,000 people. PFAS detected above health guidelines (Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid) — full contaminant breakdown below.
- People served
- 1,600,000
- Last EPA sample
- 2025-10-09
- PFAS
- Detected (2 compounds)
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Philadelphia Water Department's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official Philadelphia Water Department Resources
Philadelphia Water Department Service Area
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Philadelphia Water Department Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Warning
Philadelphia Water Department reads Warning. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Philadelphia Water Department Water Safe to Drink?
Philadelphia Water Department has reported 4 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 1,600,000 people across 7 cities in NJ, PA. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Philadelphia Water Department Service Area
National Park, NJ
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Thorofare, NJ
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Millbourne, PA
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Philadelphia Water Department Contact & Information
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Water Sources & Treatment
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chloramines, filtration, hypochlorite
Philadelphia Water Department Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Philadelphia Water Department has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Philadelphia Water Department Annual Water Quality Reports
We don’t have a link we can confirm belongs to this system, and we’d rather show none than the wrong utility’s. Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water publishes drinking-water reports for systems in this state.
Visit Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking WaterWhat is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Philadelphia Water Department has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Philadelphia Water Department's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
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