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Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
64
Population Served
75,839
Total Violations
6,260
175 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

90.6%
Systems with Violations
97.8
Avg Violations per System
2.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
46 systems (72%)
SW
4 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
66.7%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Lawrence Pennsylvania water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
PA Amer Water Co New Castle 43,279 7 Detected
PA Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty 17,200 21 Detected
New Wilmington Boro Water Dept 4,500 20 Clean
Bessemer Borough Water Dept 1,100 223 -
Mahoning Township 1,032 0 -
Mohawk Elementary School 900 156 -
Mohawk Area High School 850 131 -
Borough of Wampum Water Dept 832 141 -
Laurel Elementary School 750 47 -
Laurel High School 750 13 -
PA DOT Rest Area 15 500 5 -
PA DOT Rest Area 16 500 6 -
Heritage Hills MHP 425 181 -
Sheetz #246 250 130 -
Our Lady of Mt Carmel 200 27 -
Drivers Examination Center 200 18 -
New Castle School of Trades 150 42 -
Slovenian Natl Benefit Society 150 71 -
Volant Borough Water Dept 120 110 -
Boggs LLC 100 52 -
Sarah Heinz House 100 74 -
Tic Toc Food Mart #104 100 12 -
Last Minit Mart Laurel 100 31 -
Cedar Acres Mobile Home Park 95 825 -
New Castle Estates 80 510 -
Magnolia MHP 75 352 -
Eastbrook Apartments 75 98 -
Delmar Golf Course 75 44 -
Pizza Joes 75 12 -
Woodmere Estates 61 105 -
North Star Village 60 211 -
Country Roads MHP 60 1,259 -
Rose Point Park 60 24 -
Hyland Mobile Home Park 56 216 -
Majors Mobilehome Park 55 183 -
Polish White Eagle Society 50 23 -
Hill House Restaurant 50 24 -
Scott Twp Vol Fire Dept 50 13 -
Ellwood Specialty Steel 50 13 -
Marti Park 50 8 -
Books Market 50 18 -
Powder Mill Works 50 8 -
Countryside Estates MHP 39 244 -
Praxair Thermal 35 131 -
Wayne Twp Firehall 25 25 -
Nova Cellars Winery 25 9 -
Unity Baptist Church 25 62 -
New Beaver Borough Fire Co 25 25 -
Marias Country Store 25 86 -
Mr Cs Funspot 25 22 -

Other Counties in Pennsylvania

Allegheny County
69 systems · 2,014,752 served · 5,241 violations
Philadelphia County
6 systems · 1,601,175 served · 447 violations
Montgomery County
172 systems · 1,274,688 served · 36,032 violations
Bucks County
299 systems · 599,107 served · 59,577 violations
Lancaster County
434 systems · 406,457 served · 39,193 violations
York County
208 systems · 389,602 served · 25,528 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Lawrence County? ▼
Lawrence County has 6,260 total drinking water violations across 64 water systems, of which 175 are health-based violations. 90.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lawrence County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lawrence County serve approximately 75,839 people through 64 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lawrence County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Lawrence County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lawrence County? ▼
Water systems in Lawrence County use GW (46 systems), SW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 2.8% of Lawrence County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.