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New Castle Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE. No other contaminant results are on file for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Other systems listed for New Castle with results above guidelines: PA AMER WATER CO ELLWOOD CTY (2 above guidelines), PA AMERICAN WATER CO-INDIANA D (2 above guidelines), PA AMERICAN WATER PUNXSY (3 above guidelines), PA AMERICAN WATER CO CLARION (2 above guidelines)
People Served
43,279
Health-based violations since 2020
0
PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Nov 2024 · PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is New Castle Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for New Castle's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE, New Castle's water system, serves 43,279 people. 4 other systems are listed for New Castle. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE is from Nov 2024.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Pennsylvania
New Castle Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for New Castle, PA
We read New Castle, PA’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in New Castle's water
PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE
PWSID PA6370034
No fluoride level in our data for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
PA AMERICAN WATER CO-INDIANA D
PWSID PA5320025
PA AMERICAN WATER CO-INDIANA D reported 0.7 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
PA AMER WATER CO ELLWOOD CTY
PWSID PA6370011
PA AMER WATER CO ELLWOOD CTY reported 0.1 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
PA AMERICAN WATER CO CLARION
PWSID PA6160001
PA AMERICAN WATER CO CLARION reported 0.66 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
PA AMERICAN WATER PUNXSY
PWSID PA6330010
Fluoride was detected in 45.4% of PA AMERICAN WATER PUNXSY's samples (median below the detection limit).
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General-Purpose Water Filters for New Castle
New Castle's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Test Your Water Quality
Professional laboratory testing provides accurate, detailed analysis of your drinking water.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What New Castle's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for New Castle, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near New Castle? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Lawrence County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in New Castle
New Castle's tap water has an estimated 8.1 grains per gallon (138.0 mg/L, county sampling in Lawrence County) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 8.1 gpg water in New Castle — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Pennsylvania as a whole, read water softener cost in Pennsylvania — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Castle Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE. No other contaminant results are on file for PA AMER WATER CO NEW CASTLE; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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