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Is Old Orchard, PA tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Old Orchard, 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.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Old Orchard has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records.

Easton Area Water System, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

The water from Easton Area Water System is soft, 44 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon). How Pennsylvania’s water compares.

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 Old Orchard’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Old Orchard

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 Old Orchard, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • ABE Laboratories LLC

    Bath, PA · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (610) 837-7721

  • Eurofins Philadelphia - Wind Gap

    Wind Gap, PA · about 10 miles

    (215) 355-3900

  • Analytical Laboratories, Inc

    Telford, PA · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (215) 723-6466

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 Old Orchard

Which ZIP codes are in Old Orchard: 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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