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Community Water System · PWS PA3390078

Lca Washington Township Div

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18106 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 965 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

965
People served
120
EPA violations
56
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 120 drinking-water violations at Lca Washington Township Div, 47% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

120
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
965
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lca Washington Township Div

Lca Washington Township Div is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 965 residents in Allentown, Pennsylvania (Lehigh County) through 367 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 120 total violations for this system , of which 56 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 31 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 40 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

Lca Washington Township Div's 120 violations sit below the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
965
Total Violations
120
Health-Based Violations
56
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
367
County
Lehigh
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
40
Monitoring Violations
31
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 2000
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 14 1999
TTHM MR 6 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2023
Mercury MR 2 1989
Selenium MR 2 1989
Barium MR 2 1989
Fluoride MR 2 1989
Cadmium MR 2 1989
Chromium MR 2 1989
Nitrate MR 2 1989
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 1991
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1995
Arsenic MR 2 1989
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Lca Washington Township Div.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA3390078 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Lca Washington Township Div under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 2456
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 40 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 3100
1999 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 14 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 0200
1995 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 5000
1991 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 0200
1989 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1035
1989 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1045
1989 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1010
1989 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1025
1989 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1015
1989 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1020
1989 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1040
1989 Arsenic MR 2 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 1005
1980 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / PA3390078 / 4000

How Lca Washington Township Div Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Lca Washington Township Div Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 120 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 56 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 965 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lca Washington Township Div water safe to drink? ▼
Lca Washington Township Div (PWS ID: PA3390078) has 120 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 965 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Lca Washington Township Div serve? ▼
Lca Washington Township Div serves 965 people in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 367 service connections.
What type of violations does Lca Washington Township Div have? ▼
Lca Washington Township Div has 120 total violations: 56 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 31 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lca Washington Township Div water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lca Washington Township Div under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lca Washington Township Div use? ▼
Lca Washington Township Div uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.