Is Paw Nesbitt Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Luzerne

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1992-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1992-08-01 → 1992-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1992-07-01 → 1992-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-07-01 → 1991-07-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	7.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	36.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 83.7 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	44.45 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 90.6 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	32.36 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 52.6 µg/L	235/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	176/235	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	87.7 µg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 114 µg/L	72/92	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	12.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.1 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.605 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.7 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2018–2019
Nitrate	230 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2025
Lead	9.4 µg/L 63% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 11 µg/L	9/92	SYR4	2013–2019

96 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JEREMY EDEN
Phone: 570-351-2468

Frequently asked questions about Paw Nesbitt

Is Paw Nesbitt tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Paw Nesbitt's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Paw Nesbitt's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Paw Nesbitt serve?

Paw Nesbitt reports serving 52,640 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Paw Nesbitt had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Paw Nesbitt, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.