Laurel Mountain Borough, 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
Laurel Mountain Borough serves about 110 people through 110 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA5650101. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Nearby utilities
14 other systems share Westmoreland County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mawc Sweeney Plant | 143,000 | 3.48 ppb |
| New Kensington Muni Auth | 47,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Latrobe Muni Auth | 30,000 | 1.64 ppb |
| Highridge Water Auth | 16,000 | 6.4 ppb |
| Derry Boro Muni Auth | 6,500 | 1.04 ppb |
| Ligonier Twp Muni Auth | 3,293 | - |
| Mawc Furnace Run | 3,100 | - |
| Youngstown Boro Muni Auth | 2,730 | - |
| Torrance State Hospital | 997 | - |
| Waterford Waterworks | 389 | - |
Next steps for Laughlintown, PA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Laughlintown, 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 Laurel Mountain Borough 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.