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Tamaqua Tap Water Quality Report
Tamaqua's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY
People Served
8,000
Health-based violations since 2020
8
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2024 · TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Tamaqua Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Tamaqua's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY, Tamaqua's water system, serves 8,000 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY is from Oct 2024.
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Tamaqua Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Tamaqua, PA
We read Tamaqua, 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.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 7 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 7 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 132 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Tamaqua's water
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY
PWSID PA3540012
TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY reported no detectable fluoride.
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Recommended Water Filters for Tamaqua
Based on Tamaqua's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
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:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
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
Test Your Water Quality
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
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What Tamaqua's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Tamaqua, 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 Tamaqua? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Schuylkill County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Tamaqua
Tamaqua's tap water has an estimated 5.5 grains per gallon (94.4 mg/L, county sampling in Schuylkill County) — moderately hard on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 5.5 gpg water in Tamaqua — 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 Tamaqua Tap Water
Tamaqua's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 7 health-based violations for TAMAQUA AREA WATER AUTHORITY that began after its latest compliance result on file (Nov 2020): Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average (Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)), 4 violations, the first beginning on October 1, 2023 and the latest on July 1, 2024; Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) (Surface Water Treatment Rule), 3 violations, the first beginning on September 1, 2021 and the latest on November 1, 2021. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Oct 2024) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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