Public water system · PA6370011
ActivePa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty
At a glance
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty (PWSID PA6370011) is an active community water system in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 17,200 people through 8,718 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
17,200
Service connections
8,718
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Lawrence County has 55 active public water systems, and Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 13 times the county average of 1,366 people per system, and accounts for 23% of the 75,133 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty is about 157% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Pennsylvania has 1,762 active community water systems, 24% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 246 Pennsylvania systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty?
EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 35 of the 55 active systems in Lawrence County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1986 and January 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin)code 2063 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Carbon, totalcode 2920 | No | Resolved |
| 1986-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Archived |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty?
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty (PWSID PA6370011) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty serve?
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty reports serving 17,200 people through 8,718 service connections in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co New Castle | Lawrence | 43,279 | Community | Surface water |
| New Wilmington Boro Water Dept | Lawrence | 4,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bessemer Borough Water Dept | Lawrence | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mahoning Township | Lawrence | 1,032 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mohawk Elementary School | Lawrence | 900 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mohawk Area High School | Lawrence | 850 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty, PWSID PA6370011, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-amer-water-co-ellwood-cty-pa6370011 (data as of October 1, 2026).