Bessemer Borough Water Dept, 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.
About Bessemer Borough Water Dept
Bessemer Borough Water Dept serves about 1,100 people through 498 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 groundwater, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA6370003; phone on file: 724-667-8126. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
15 other systems share Lawrence County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Pa Amer Water Co New Castle | 43,279 | 2 ppb |
| Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty | 17,200 | 2 ppb |
| New Wilmington Boro Water Dept | 4,500 | 0.95 ppb |
| Mahoning Township | 1,032 | - |
| Borough Of Wampum Water Dept | 832 | - |
| Volant Borough Water Dept | 120 | - |
| Cedar Acres Mobile Home Park | 95 | - |
| New Castle Estates | 80 | - |
| Eastbrook Apartments | 75 | - |
| Woodmere Estates | 61 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Bessemer, 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 Bessemer Borough Water Dept whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
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.