The Escape, 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.
The Escape at a glance
The Escape serves about 1,100 people through 377 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Pike County, Pennsylvania. EPA system ID: PA2520036; phone on file: 570-857-9090. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Nearby utilities
41 other systems share Pike County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Hemlock Farms (Main) | 8,321 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pawc Saw Creek Estates | 7,016 | 1 ppb |
| Aqua Pa Fawn Lake Forest | 6,533 | 2 ppb |
| Pawc Wild Acres | 2,943 | - |
| Muni Auth Of Boro Of Matamoras | 2,900 | - |
| Pawc Pine Ridge System | 2,450 | - |
| Milford Water Authority | 2,420 | - |
| Aqua Pa Tanglewood Lakes | 1,321 | - |
| Tamiment Resort | 1,200 | - |
| Pawc Marcel Lakes | 1,048 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Greentown, 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 The Escape 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.