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Water system · PWSID PA6370034

PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE

NEW CASTLE, PA · ~43,279 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PA6370034

State

Pennsylvania

City

NEW CASTLE

Population served

43,279

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Nov 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFBA

5.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

2

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

1

Health-based

7

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Oct 2017. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Lead & Copper Rule health-based began Sep 2017 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 1992 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Oct 2017
  • State action · SIA Oct 2017
  • State action · SIF Oct 2017
  • State action · SIE Oct 2017
  • EPA/federal action · EOX Jul 2003
  • State action · SIA Nov 1992
  • State action · SO7 Dec 1981

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Manganese

2 stations · latest Mar 2025

106 · max 421 ug/L · 152

Nitrate

2 stations · latest Mar 2025

1.1 · max 2.93 mg/L · 145

Copper

2 stations · latest Mar 2025

2.93 · max 11.7 ug/L · 103

Lead

2 stations · latest Mar 2025

1.81 · max 9.73 ug/L · 86

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system PA6370034 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.