East Berlin Area Joint Auth, 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
East Berlin Area Joint Auth serves about 1,750 people through 794 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 Adams County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA7010003; phone on file: 717-259-8370. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Nearby utilities
29 other systems share Adams County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Muni Auth | 12,425 | 2 ppb |
| Littlestown Boro | 7,300 | 3 ppb |
| New Oxford Munci Auth | 3,963 | 2 ppb |
| Lake Meade Muni Auth | 3,221 | - |
| Bonneauville Muni Water Auth | 2,730 | - |
| Biglerville Water Co | 2,501 | - |
| Fairfield Muni Auth | 2,150 | - |
| Pa Amer Water Co Lake Heritage | 1,648 | - |
| Arendtsville Muni Water Sys | 1,200 | - |
| York Springs Muni Water | 1,095 | - |
Next steps for East Berlin, PA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; East Berlin, 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 East Berlin Area Joint Auth whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1480 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.