Tap Truth EPA drinking water records, in plain English

Public water system record

Paw Watres

Serves an area of Luzerne County, PA that includes Wilkes-Barre, Dupont, Laflin and 9 more places · 52,002 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Paw Watres in the last ten years.

  • PA2409011
  • SCRANTON
  • PA
  • 52,002 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 18505
EPA system ID PA2409011

Verify this system on EPA ECHO →

Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Paw Watres draws water from 11 surface water intakes (9 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2010.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 79 lead and 22,620 unknown out of 25,383 service lines.

Check whether Paw Watres serves your address

Address suggestions by Mapbox

Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 1992

EPA's records for Paw Watres go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (3 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 0
2000s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 1993, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1992 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Paw Watres in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 31, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Where the water comes from

Paw Watres draws water from 11 surface water intakes (9 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Paw Watres.

Annual water quality report

Paw Watres 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