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PA AMER WATER CO LAKE SCRANTON

PWS ID: PA2359008 · WILKES BARRE, Pennsylvania 18702

PFAS Detected

6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
134,570
Total Violations
59
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
61,223
County
Lackawanna
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
57
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Radium-226 MR 21 2014
Radium-228 MR 21 2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 15 2014

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 24 of 480 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOS 7/18/2024 0.0068 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
4:2 FTS 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 7/18/2024 0.0035 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHpA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 7/18/2024 0.0046 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFDA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/18/2024 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 7/18/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/18/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 7/18/2024 0.0039 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFHxS 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 7/18/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/18/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/18/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/18/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 7/18/2024 56.2000 µg/L 9 µg/L Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 7/18/2024 0.0075 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFNA 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 7/18/2024 0.0035 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFBA 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/18/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 7/18/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 7/18/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/18/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 7/18/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 7/18/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.