Is Pa Amer Water Co New Castle Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1992-01-01 → 2003-07-17

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0059 µg/L	2/4	2024
Pfpea	0.0031 µg/L	2/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0030 µg/L	1/4	2024

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	22.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 25.3 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	46.03 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 72.7 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.9 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	73.675 µg/L 92% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 102.4 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	27.85 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 50.9 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	413.25 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 651 µg/L	86/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.27 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	27/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.7 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	27/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2018–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	17/20	SYR4	2018–2019
Nitrate	1050 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Fluoride	683 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 690 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019

91 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JON NATALE
Phone: 724-652-4684

Frequently asked questions about Pa Amer Water Co New Castle

Is Pa Amer Water Co New Castle tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Pa Amer Water Co New Castle'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 Pa Amer Water Co New Castle's water?

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

How many people does Pa Amer Water Co New Castle serve?

Pa Amer Water Co New Castle reports serving 43,279 people in Pennsylvania, per its EPA record.

Has Pa Amer Water Co New Castle had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Pa Amer Water Co New Castle, of which 4 are 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.