Polk Center, 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.
Polk Center at a glance
Polk Center serves about 1,058 people through 9 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws surface water, in Venango County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA6610010; phone on file: 814-432-0474. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Nearby utilities
24 other systems share Venango County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Oil City | 9,608 | 1.51 ppb |
| General Authority Of Franklin | 9,096 | 0 (not detected) |
| Seneca & Cranberry Mall Dist | 4,500 | 1.02 ppb |
| Sandycreek Twp Waterworks | 2,417 | - |
| Cornplanter Township | 1,835 | - |
| Barkeyville Mun Authority | 1,600 | - |
| Sugarcreek Borough | 1,000 | - |
| Aqua Pa Emlenton | 915 | - |
| Pleasantville Borough Water | 846 | - |
| Clintonville Boro Wtp | 557 | - |
Next steps for Polk, PA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Polk, 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 Polk Center 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.