Luzerne County Water Quality: 4 Cities Ranked by the Records
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: 4 city reports 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.
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 1 system of 4 tested15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest4 µg/L
- PAW CRYSTAL LAKE4 µg/LMonitoring period: 2025–2025
- HCA HAZLETON DIVISIONNot detectedMonitoring period: 2025–2025
- PAW CEASETOWNNot detectedMonitoring period: 2025–2025
- PAW WATRESNot detectedMonitoring period: 2025–2025
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Detected in 1 system of 4 testedNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyHighest12.6 ng/L
- PAW CRYSTAL LAKE12.6 ng/LSample date: 2023-01-17 to 2023-10-11
- HCA HAZLETON DIVISIONNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-01-19 to 2024-10-18
- PAW CEASETOWNNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-06-05 to 2024-03-05
- PAW WATRESNot detected · below 5.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2023-03-09 to 2023-12-07
29 substances tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 4 systems: HCA HAZLETON DIVISION, PAW CEASETOWN, PAW CRYSTAL LAKE, PAW WATRES
- 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)
- Lithium
- 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)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- 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 4 cities 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
- KingstonPAW CEASETOWN · PA240900258,467 served
- Wilkes-BarrePAW WATRES · PA240901152,002 served
- HazletonHCA HAZLETON DIVISION · PA240800145,000 served
- Mountain TopPAW CRYSTAL LAKE · PA24090039,773 served
Frequently asked
How does Luzerne County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 4 cities in Luzerne 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 Kingston's main water system: PAW CEASETOWN · PWSID PA2409002 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · 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 Luzerne County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
None of the 4 Luzerne County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing. PFAS were detected below the limit in 1.
Is there lead in Luzerne County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 4 Luzerne 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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