DETECTED SAMPLE RESULTS
Chemical
Contaminant
MCL in
CCR
units
MCLG Highest Level
Detected
Range of
Detections Units Sample
Date
Violation
Y/N
Sources of
Contamination
Chlorine
(Distribution) 4 4 1.17
(February 2024) 0.76 – 1.17 ppm 2024 N Water additive used
to control microbes.
Barium 2 2 0.158 0.078-0.158 ppm 4/2/24 N
Discharge of drilling
wastes: Discharge
from metal refineries;
Erosion of natural
deposits
Cyanide 200 200 6.00 6.00-6.00
(3 Samples) ppb 4/2/24 N
Discharge from
steel/metal factories;
Discharge from
plastic and fertilizer
factories
Fluoride 2* 2* 0.087 0.069-0.087 ppm 4/2/24 N
Erosion of natural
deposits; Water
additive which
promotes strong
teeth; Discharge
from fertilizer and
aluminum factories
Nitrate 10 10 1.84 0.00 – 1.84 ppm 4/2/24 N Runoff from fertilizer
use.
Perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA) 14 8
1.2725
(Average of 4
Samples)
0.00-2.90 ppt 2024 N
Discharge from
manufacturing
facilities and runoff
from land use
activities
Trihalomethanes 80 N/A 16.10 N/A ppb 7/11/24 N
By-product of
drinking water
chlorination
Haloacetic Acids
(HAA) 60 N/A 2.40 N/A ppb 7/11/24 N
By-product of
drinking water
disinfection
*EPA’s MCL for fluoride is 4 ppm. However, Pennsylvania has set a lower MCL to better protect human health.
Entry Point Disinfectant Residual
Contaminant
Minimum
Disinfectant
Residual
Lowest
Level
Detected
Range of
Detections Units
Lowest
Sample
Date
Violation
Y/N
Sources of
Contamination
Chlorine (2024)
Entry Point 100
Entry Point 102
Entry Point 104
0.80
0.40
0.80
0.50*
0.48
0.80
0.50* – 1.92
0.48 – 1.16
0.80 – 1.54
ppm
ppm
ppm
10/3/24*
9/26/24
8/22/24
N
N
N
Water additive
used to control
microbes.
*Although this Lowest Level Detected is below the Minimum Disinfectant Residual the required level was reached
within the required 4-hour time frame.

Lead and Copper 2022
Contaminant Action
Level (AL) MCLG 90 th Percentile
Value
Range of Tap
Sampling
Results
Units
# of Sites
Above AL
of Total
Sites
Violation
Y/N
Sources of
Contamination
Lead 15 0 0.00 0.00–0.00 ppb 0 out of
20 N
Corrosion of household
plumbing systems;
Erosion of natural
deposits
Copper 1.3 1.3 0.19 0.054-1.30 ppm 0 out of
20 N
Corrosion of household
plumbing systems;
Erosion of natural
deposits; Leaching from
wood preservatives
Lead: Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is
primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The Girard Borough is responsible
for providing high quality drinking water and removing lead pipes but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing
components in your home. You share the responsibility for protecting yourself and your family from the lead in your home
plumbing. You can take responsibility by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing and taking steps to
reduce your family’s risk. Before drinking tap water, flush your pipes for several minutes by running your tap, taking a shower,
doing laundry or a load of dishes. You can also use a filter certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited
certifier to reduce lead in drinking water. If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested,
contact the Girard Borough at (814)774-9683. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to
minimize exposure is available at. www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
The Girard Borough prepared a service line inventory that includes the type of material contained in each service line in our
distribution system. This inventory can be accessed by contacting our office at (814)774-9683.
Violations: On 4/16/24 we monitored for Distribution Chlorine but reported the results to the PA Department of
Environmental Protection past the required due date resulting in a monitoring/reporting violation. This violation was
corrected on 6/3/24.
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION:
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs
and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and,
in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human
activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include:
• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems,
agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.
• Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater run-off,
industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.
• Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff,
and residential uses.
• Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, are by-products of industrial
processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic
systems.
• Radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining
activities.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA and DEP prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain
contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA and DEP regulations establish limits for contaminants in
bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health.
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some
contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More
information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection
Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).

Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that once every five years the EPA issue a list of unregulated contaminants to be
monitored by public water systems.
The fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) was published on December 27, 2021. UCMR 5 requires sample
collection for 30 chemical contaminants between 2023 and 2025. The data collected under UCMR 5 improves understanding of the
prevalence and amount of 29 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lithium in the nation’s drinking water systems. All
systems are required to report their data to EPA. The analytical results from UCMR are stored in the National Contaminant
Occurrence Database (NCOD) for drinking water.
The Girard Borough participated in UCMR 5 monitoring, and all of the results were below the Minimum Reporting Level (MRL).
For a summary of the UCMR results, tips for querying NCOD, and health effects information (including reference concentrations),
please refer to the UCMR Occurrence Data webpage at: https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/occurrence-data-unregulated-contaminant-
monitoring-rule
Where can consumers find UCMR results? https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/fifth-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule-data-
finder#data-finde