PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON
Wilkes Barre, PA · 137,142 served
PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON serves 137,142 people in Wilkes Barre, PA. It has 0 health-based violations in the last 5 years. TapGraded gives this system a B.
Score breakdown
Health-based violations (5y)
0
Monitoring violations (5y)
0
Currently unaddressed
0
Overall score
80/100
Violation history (last 5 years)
No violations on record.
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Lead (Lead and Copper Rule)
EPA's current lead action level is 15 ppb (dropping to 10 ppb in 2027 under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements).
Latest EPA Lead and Copper Rule 90th-percentile reading (monitoring period ending September 30, 2025).
PFAS (UCMR5 occurrence data)
System details
- System type
- Community water system
- Water source
- Surface water
- Ownership
- Private
- Service connections
- 61,223
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Is Wilkes Barre, PA tap water safe to drink?
PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON has 0 health-based violations in the last 5 years. TapGraded gives this system a B. A Tap Grade summarizes public EPA compliance records; it is not a determination that water is safe or unsafe to drink.
Does PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON have lead in its water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead sample is 1 ppb, versus the EPA action level of 15 ppb.
Has PFAS been detected in PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON's water?
Yes — PFAS was detected at or above the EPA MCL for 2 of the tracked analytes.
Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO · Data as of 2026Q2
TapGraded presents public EPA data for information only — it is not health advice and not a determination that any water is safe or unsafe to drink. For health concerns, contact your water utility or local health department.