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Pennsylvania

Across Pennsylvania's 1,782 community water suppliers, 24% exceed the EPA lead action level and 30% have detectable PFAS.

24%
exceed lead action level
(386/1611 suppliers)
30%
PFOA/PFOS detected
(108/360 suppliers)
1,782
water suppliers

Largest water suppliers

Lead is the LCR 90th-percentile result; a value above 0.015 mg/L exceeds the EPA action level. “—” means no lead sample is on file for that supplier.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (p90)
Philadelphia Water Department Philadelphia 1,600,000 0.0020 mg/L
Aqua Pa Main System — 822,600 0.0000 mg/L
Pa Amer Water Co-Pittsburgh — 686,000 0.0040 mg/L
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth Pittsburgh 520,000 0.0020 mg/L
Erie City Water Authority Erie 220,001 0.0011 mg/L
York Water Co York 206,762 0.0030 mg/L
West View Water Authority Pittsburgh 200,000 0.0000 mg/L
Mawc Sweeney Plant Greensburg 143,000 0.0035 mg/L
Chester Water Authority Chester 140,437 0.0048 mg/L
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton — 137,142 0.0010 mg/L
Mawc Yough Plant — 133,000 0.0000 mg/L
Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth Wilkinsburg 125,000 0.0098 mg/L
City of Lancaster Lancaster 120,000 0.0070 mg/L
Lca Allentown Division Allentown 118,000 0.0070 mg/L
City of Bethlehem Bethlehem 117,259 0.0000 mg/L
Veolia Water Harrisburg 110,000 0.0021 mg/L
Pa American Water Co West Mechanicsburg 105,127 0.0000 mg/L
Easton Area Water System Easton 96,867 0.0000 mg/L
Reading Area Water Authority Reading 95,100 0.0000 mg/L
North Penn Water Authority Lansdale 91,941 0.0005 mg/L
Pa American Norristown Norristown 88,885 0.0020 mg/L
North Wales Water Authority — 72,496 0.0016 mg/L
State College Boro Water Auth State College 72,000 0.0037 mg/L
Capital Region Water Harrisburg 66,540 0.0000 mg/L
Lower Bucks Co Joint Mun Auth Levittown 63,007 0.0000 mg/L
Altoona Water Authority Altoona 62,500 0.0029 mg/L
Hampton Shaler Water Authority Allison Park 61,949 0.0013 mg/L
Aqua Pa Bensalem — 59,001 0.0000 mg/L
Paw Ceasetown — 58,467 0.0000 mg/L
Lebanon Water Auth Lebanon 57,000 0.0071 mg/L
Paw Nesbitt — 52,640 0.0000 mg/L
Bcwsa Main Lower South Warrington 52,621 0.0000 mg/L
Paw Watres — 52,002 0.0000 mg/L
Williamsport Mun Water Auth Williamsport 51,000 0.0020 mg/L
Pa Amer Water Co Hummelstown 50,200 0.0030 mg/L
Pa American Royersford — 49,508 0.0020 mg/L
Greater Johnstown Wa Riverside Johnstown 49,500 0.0050 mg/L
Beaver Falls Muni Auth Beaver Falls 49,500 0.0013 mg/L
Aqua Pa West Chester Bryn Mawr 48,600 0.0000 mg/L
Monroeville Municipal Auth Monroeville 48,500 0.0015 mg/L
Aqua Pa Shenango Valley Wtp Sharon 48,000 0.0000 mg/L
New Kensington Muni Auth New Kensington 47,800 0.0000 mg/L
Lca Wlsa Central Division Allentown 47,693 0.0020 mg/L
Veolia Mechanicsburg — 45,013 0.0033 mg/L
Hca Hazleton Division Hazleton 45,000 0.0000 mg/L
Pa American Water Co Butler — 43,286 0.0020 mg/L
Pa Amer Water Co New Castle New Castle 43,279 0.0020 mg/L
Aqua Pa Roaring Creek Division Shamokin 43,000 0.0019 mg/L
Cranberry Twp Wtp Cranberry Twp 42,000 0.0005 mg/L
Hanover Muni Water Works Hanover 40,900 0.0020 mg/L
Southwestern Pa Water Auth Jefferson 40,200 0.0009 mg/L
Northampton Boro Muni Auth Northampton 40,000 0.0000 mg/L
Oakmont Water Authority Oakmont 39,901 0.0005 mg/L
Newtown Artesian Water Co Newtown 38,500 0.0000 mg/L
Moon Twp Muni Auth Moon Township 38,000 0.0019 mg/L
Penn State Univ University Park 37,000 0.0108 mg/L
Pa American Coatesville Coatesville 36,960 0.0020 mg/L
Northampton Bucks Co Mun Auth Richboro 36,750 0.0010 mg/L
Pottstown Borough Water Auth Pottstown 36,000 0.0009 mg/L
Warminster Municipal Authority — 36,000 0.0000 mg/L
Aqua Pa Uwchlan Bryn Mawr 35,518 0.0022 mg/L
North Fayette Cnty Muni Auth Dunbar 35,409 0.0022 mg/L
Pa American Water Co Yardley Yardley 33,171 0.0010 mg/L
West Cnty Muni Auth-Mckeesport — 32,644 0.0000 mg/L
Schuylkill Co Mun Auth Pottsville 31,850 0.0011 mg/L
Chambersburg Boro Water Sys Chambersburg 31,048 0.0047 mg/L
Pa American White Deer — 30,209 0.0000 mg/L
Latrobe Muni Auth Latrobe 30,000 0.0016 mg/L
Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth East Stroudsburg 30,000 0.0006 mg/L
Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth — 29,432 0.0012 mg/L
Veolia Water Pa Inc Bloomsburg Bloomsburg 29,382 0.0080 mg/L
Aqua Pa Bristol — 28,727 0.0000 mg/L
Paw Penn District Reading 28,508 0.0030 mg/L
Guilford Water Auth Chambersburg 28,135 0.0000 mg/L
Plum Boro Muni Auth Pittsburgh 27,500 0.0037 mg/L
Auth of Boro of Charleroi Charleroi 27,000 0.0032 mg/L
Horsham Water&Sewer Authority Horsham 26,000 0.0000 mg/L
Carlisle Water Trmt Plt Carlisle 26,000 0.0026 mg/L
Columbia Water Co Columbia 25,200 0.0010 mg/L
Paw Glen Alsace Div — 24,951 0.0020 mg/L
Ephrata Area Joint Authority Ephrata 24,500 0.0015 mg/L
Falls Twp Water & Sewer Dept Fairless Hills 24,400 0.0016 mg/L
Paw Blue Mountain Division — 23,763 0.0050 mg/L
Pa-American Water- Uniontown Uniontown 23,125 0.0010 mg/L
Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam Johnstown 22,617 0.0000 mg/L
Muhlenberg Twp Muni Auth Reading 22,400 0.0010 mg/L
Pa American Water Co-Indiana D — 22,360 0.0000 mg/L
Nwwa Warrington Township North Wales 21,588 0.0006 mg/L
Dover Twp Water Sys Dover 21,097 0.0049 mg/L
East Hempfield Water Auth Landisville 20,988 0.0080 mg/L
Paw Philipsburg Philipsburg 20,865 0.0000 mg/L
Ambler Boro Water Dept Ambler 20,000 0.0023 mg/L
St Marys Area Water Auth Saint Marys 19,588 0.0033 mg/L
Ambridge Water Auth Ambridge 19,500 0.0093 mg/L
Western Allegheny County Mun a Oakdale 19,031 0.0009 mg/L
Center Twp Water Auth Aliquippa 19,000 0.0014 mg/L
Elizabethtown Area Water Elizabethtown 19,000 0.0030 mg/L
Fox Chapel Auth Pittsburgh 18,500 0.0000 mg/L
Bradford City Water Authority Bradford 18,500 0.0013 mg/L
Pawc Pocono District Tobyhanna 17,860 0.0000 mg/L