Is EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 96,867 people get their water from it, across 34,385 connections.
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM has 69 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,584th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 80th percentile nationally.
Against the PA average
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's 7 health-based violations sit above the PA average of 5.5, across 475 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2014-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what EASTON AREA WATER SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 69 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.