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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Water Systems
251
Population Served
325,882
Total Violations
44,749
1,318 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 11 tested

Violation Analysis

98.8%
Systems with Violations
178.3
Avg Violations per System
2.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
42 systems (17%)
SW
8 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

11
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
54.5%
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

Luzerne 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
Paw Ceasetown 58,467 10 Clean
Paw Nesbitt 52,640 11 Clean
Paw Watres 52,002 18 Clean
Hca Hazleton Division 45,000 370 Clean
Paw Huntsville 11,987 0 Clean
Humboldt Industrial Park 11,243 1,007 Detected
Paw Crystal Lake 9,773 3 Detected
Veolia Water PA Dallas 7,563 267 Detected
Freeland Boro Muni Water Auth 4,610 324 Detected
Onvo Dorrance Sunoco 3,600 29 -
Veolia Water PA Shavertown 3,472 37 -
Conyngham Sugarloaf Joint MA 3,230 1,576 -
Sci Dallas 2,900 507 -
Aqua PA Beech Mountain 2,646 337 -
Aqua PA Midway 2,450 282 -
Misericordia University 2,400 1,375 -
PA DOT Safety Rest Area #39 2,200 10 -
PA DOT Safety Rest Area #53 2,200 10 -
Dcnr Ricketts Glen State Park 2,000 32 -
Camp Kresge on Beaver Lake 1,785 100 -
Aqua PA Sand Springs 1,383 180 -
Can Do Corporate Center 1,291 158 -
Aqua PA White Haven 1,200 76 -
Dcnr Frances Slocum State Park 1,067 28 -
Hca Delano Park Place 1,017 108 -
Susquehanna Steam Electric St 1,000 142 -
Wendys Restaurant Drums 1,000 70 -
Burger King Shavertown 900 39 -
Penn St Wilkes Barre Campus 891 104 -
Lehman Jackson Elementary 875 346 Detected
Rice Elementary School 838 205 -
Irem Temple Country Club 800 239 -
Lake Lehman High School 750 374 -
Northwest JR SR High School 650 30 -
Rittenhouse Place 647 2,136 -
Eei Meadows Complex 628 452 Detected
Camp Orchard Hill Inc 620 179 -
Drums Fuel Stop 600 33 -
Aqua PA Laurel Lakes 552 600 -
Keystone Job Corps Center 500 588 -
Nelly Plaza 500 13 -
Bear Mart 500 103 -
Rocks Realty 500 57 -
Echo Valley Estates 490 99 -
Valley View MHP 480 215 -
Lake Noxen Elementary School 450 191 -
Aqua PA Yalick Farms 442 14 -
Aqua PA Oakhill 434 262 -
Aqua PA Forest Park 420 425 -
Northwest Intermediate School 410 232 -

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 Luzerne County? ▼
Luzerne County has 44,749 total drinking water violations across 251 water systems, of which 1,318 are health-based violations. 98.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Luzerne County systems? ▼
Water systems in Luzerne County serve approximately 325,882 people through 251 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Luzerne County water? ▼
Of 11 water systems tested for PFAS in Luzerne County, 6 had PFAS detected (54.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Luzerne County? ▼
Water systems in Luzerne County use GW (42 systems), SW (8 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. 2.9% of Luzerne 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.