Montgomery Water Quality Report
14 cities ranked · Average grade: D+ · Pennsylvania
Avg Score
50.9
Cities Ranked
14
Health Violations
13
PFAS Detected
11
50.9
County avg score
14
Cities ranked
29%
A or B grade
57%
D or F grade
13
Health violations
11
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Montgomery cities scored
A
0
0%
Excellent
B
4
29%
Good
C
2
14%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
8
57%
Failing
Comparison
County vs Pennsylvania average
▼ 7.4 pts below state average
City Map
Water quality across Montgomery
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Montgomery
County context
17
Superfund sites in Montgomery
337,963
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Montgomery
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Montgomery, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 337,963 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
JBS SOUDERTON INC - RENDERING DIV SOUDERTON, PA18964 | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 337,900 |
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS PLATE LLC CONSHOHOCKEN FACILITY CONSHOHOCKEN, PA19428 | Manganese | 33 |
HAMMOND LEAD PRODUCTS POTTSTOWN, PA19464 | Lead And Lead Compounds | 22 |
COOPERS CREEK CHEMICAL CORP CONSHOHOCKEN, PA19428 | Cresol (mixed isomers) | 7 |
VIANT COLLEGEVILLE LLC TRAPPE, PA19426 | Chromium | 1 |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Superfund sites
Superfund sites in Montgomery
Superfund sites nearby
Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Montgomery on the EPA National Priorities List.
- BAGHURST DRIVE
- BORIT ASBESTOS
- COMMODORE SEMICONDUCTOR GROUP
- CRATER RESOURCES INC KEYSTONE COKE CO ALAN WOOD STEEL CO
- HENDERSON ROAD
+ 12 more sites
Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List
Full Rankings
All 14 cities in Montgomery
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick | B+ | 84.5 | 508 | 26 | Health Unresolved | |
| 2 | Telford | B | 77.7 | 8K | 73 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 3 | Trappe | B- | 74 | 8K | 179 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 4 | Schwenksville | B- | 73.5 | 5K | 57 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 5 | Zieglerville | C- | 59.5 | 640 | 90 | Unresolved | |
| 6 | Royersford | C- | 59.4 | 3K | 281 | Health Unresolved | |
| 7 | Horsham | F | 41.1 | 26K | 216 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 8 | Pottstown | F | 38.5 | 40K | 886 | Health Unresolved | |
| 9 | East Greenville | F | 37.5 | 10K | 800 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 10 | Ambler | F | 35.2 | 20K | 640 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 11 | Norristown | F | 34.7 | 99K | 2325 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 12 | Bryn Mawr | F | 34.2 | 1.1M | 2066 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 13 | Lansdale | F | 32.8 | 92K | 436 | Health PFAS Unresolved | |
| 14 | North Wales | F | 30.7 | 97K | 1360 | Health PFAS Unresolved |