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Is Mundys Corner, PA tap water safe?

7 utilities serve Mundys Corner, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

6 of the 7 utilities serving Mundys Corner have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records: Jackson Twp Water Auth, Nanty Glo Water Auth, East Taylor Muni Auth and 3 more.

Jackson Twp Water Auth, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 62.4 ppb, above the legal limit.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Mundys Corner’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Jackson Twp Water Auth’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Water testing near Mundys Corner

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Pennsylvania certifies.

The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Mundys Corner, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Chemstream Lab Services

    Homer City, PA · about 14 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity

    (724) 915-8388

  • Cardan Laboratories Inc

    Northern Cambria, PA · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (814) 948-8650

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Indiana

    Indiana, PA · about 21 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (724) 463-8378

Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.

All 108 certified labs for Pennsylvania

ZIP codes in Mundys Corner

Which ZIP codes are in Mundys Corner: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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