Is Slatington, PA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Slatington have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records: Slatington Borough Water Sys and Ken - Man Water Co.
Slatington Borough Water Sys, 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.
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 Slatington’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Slatington Borough Water Sys
Pennsylvania · serves 4,450 people · about 200 in Slatington
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Lca Washington Township Div
Pennsylvania · serves 965 people · under 100 in Slatington
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 81.5 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: moderately hard, 73 mg/L (4.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ken - Man Water Co
Pennsylvania · serves 475 people · under 100 in Slatington
1 result above the action level and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 37.5 ppb, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Slatington
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Slatington, 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 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Philadelphia - Wind Gap
Wind Gap, PA · about 18 miles
HawkMtn Labs Inc
Hazle Township, PA · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
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 PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Slatington
Which ZIP codes are in Slatington: 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.
Near Slatington
Other towns in Lehigh County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Slatington Borough Water Sys’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water