Lackawanna County Water Quality
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumPA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA324 µg/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON324 µg/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA7.6 ng/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON7.6 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA4.9 ng/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON4.9 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
Lead (90th percentile)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA1 µg/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2025–2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA4.2 ng/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON4.2 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE3.3 ng/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON3.3 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTONNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency4.2 ng/L
- PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON4.2 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09
24 PFAS tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in PennsylvaniaLargest water systems
- ScrantonPA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON · PA2359008137,142 served
Frequently asked
How does Lackawanna County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Lackawanna County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Scranton's main water system: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON · PWSID PA2359008 · Purity Score 58 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Lackawanna County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 1 Lackawanna County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Scranton (PFOS 7.6 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Lackawanna County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Lackawanna County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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