Austin Borough Water, PA
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Austin Borough Water serves about 700 people through 261 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Potter County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA6530005; phone on file: 814-647-8613. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Potter County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Coudersport Boro Authority | 3,166 | 0 (not detected) |
| Roulette Twp Water Authority | 1,300 | 24.5 ppb |
| Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept | 1,250 | - |
| Galeton Borough Authority | 1,200 | - |
| Charles Cole Memorial Hospital | 750 | - |
| Ulysses Municipal Authority | 640 | - |
| Genesee Twp Water Authority | 450 | - |
| Northern Tier Childrens Home | 45 | 356.55 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Austin, PA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Austin Borough Water whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1420 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.