No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016.
Serves about 137,142 people (61,223 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
From EPA's record for PA2359008. PurityMap is independent of PA American Water Co Lake Scranton.
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No health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from July 2024 to April 2025.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium | 324 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Above the referenced health-based guidance value | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 7.6 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Above EPA's 2024 limit (one sample) | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 4.9 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Above EPA's 2024 limit (one sample) | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 4.2 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Within the referenced health-based guidance value | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 3.3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 4.2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-07-16 to 2025-04-09 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON (PA2359008) |
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50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
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Follow this water →PA American Water Co Lake Scranton's phone number on EPA record is 570-829-5398. Its mailing address is 1799 JUMPER RD, WILKES BARRE, PA 18702.
According to EPA's record, PA American Water Co Lake Scranton uses surface water from its own intake.
No health-based violations on EPA record since 2016. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in PA American Water Co Lake Scranton's latest lead and copper round, which ended in September 2025, was 1 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for PA American Water Co Lake Scranton. Its phone number on EPA record is 570-829-5398. Its mailing address on EPA record is 1799 JUMPER RD, WILKES BARRE, PA 18702. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.