Pithole Water Association, 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.
Pithole Water Association at a glance
Pithole Water Association serves about 87 people through 40 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Mckean County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA6420031; phone on file: 814-465-9308. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Mckean County
16 other systems share Mckean County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford City Water Authority | 18,500 | 1.29 ppb |
| Pa American Water Co Kane | 5,725 | 0 (not detected) |
| Port Allegany Water Department | 2,591 | - |
| Smethport Borough | 2,400 | - |
| Aqua Pa Mt Jewett | 972 | - |
| Lewis Run Borough | 892 | - |
| Aiken Water Company | 850 | 15.2 ppb |
| Eldred Borough Water Auth | 850 | - |
| Rew Water Association | 325 | - |
| Rixford Waterworks Association | 234 | - |
Next steps for Smethport, PA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Smethport, 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 Pithole Water Association whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 3984 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.