Public water system · PA2359008
ActivePa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton
At a glance
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (PWSID PA2359008) is an active community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 137,142 people through 61,223 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
137,142
Service connections
61,223
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Lackawanna County has 113 active public water systems, and Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 89 times the county average of 1,549 people per system, and accounts for 78% of the 174,995 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 Lake Scranton is about 20 times 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 Lake Scranton?
EPA lists Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton 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. 94 of the 113 active systems in Lackawanna County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. The violations listed here began between October 2014 and October 2014. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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 Lake Scranton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton?
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton (PWSID PA2359008) 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 Lake Scranton serve?
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton reports serving 137,142 people through 61,223 service connections in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton 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 Lake Scranton have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. 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 Lake Scranton'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. 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 Lake Scranton's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton 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 Lackawanna County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co Brownell | Lackawanna | 12,560 | Community | Surface water |
| Eagle Lake Community Assoc | Lackawanna | 3,500 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pa Amer Water Co Fallbrook | Lackawanna | 2,851 | Community | Surface water |
| North Pocono Middle School | Lackawanna | 1,149 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Pocono High School | Lackawanna | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Safety Rest Area #55 I81 | Lackawanna | 1,000 | 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 Lake Scranton, PWSID PA2359008, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/pa-amer-water-co-lake-scranton-pa2359008 (data as of October 1, 2026).