Is PAW WATRES's water safe to drink?
PAW WATRES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 52,002 people get their water from it, across 20,791 connections.
How this compares nationally
PAW WATRES has 7 violations on record in total, 5 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,805th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 71th percentile nationally.
How PAW WATRES compares within PA
PA's 475 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; PAW WATRES carries 5, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PAW WATRES is from 2009-01-01 (health-based: 1993-01-06). Last reported to EPA: 06/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PAW WATRES'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: 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 this data is and is not
This is what PAW WATRES 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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.