Public water system record
PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton
Serves Scranton, Archbald, Dunmore and 13 more places, Lackawanna County, PA · 134,570 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton draws water from 11 wells and 24 surface water intakes (20 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Pennsylvania, February 2006.
- Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 219 lead and 48,071 unknown out of 50,548 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 16 |
Enforcement actions
Pennsylvania regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton in 2006. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2006 | Pennsylvania | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton draws water from 11 wells and 24 surface water intakes (20 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 3 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton.
Annual water quality report
PA Amer Water Co Lake Scranton must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Pennsylvania.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells