West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport
EPA ID: PA5020025 · 32,644 people served · 11 ZIP codes
For the full five-year period covered by EPA monitoring, West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport has supplied tap water to 32,644 residents with no violations of any type on record.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 5 (2021) to 5 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary — Grade D
Service Area Demographics
The West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport serves a community with a median household income of $66,250 and an estimated 150,697 residents across its service area. Approximately 86% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport's water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
About 1% of homes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport (EPA ID: PA5020025) is a community water system in Pennsylvania that serves approximately 32,644 people from surface water sources.
This system provides water to 11 ZIP codes across 7 communities.
Average Home Safety Score: D (49/100)
Based on water quality violations, lead levels, and radon risk across all ZIP codes served by this system.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
Radon Risk in Service Area
Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 1 (High Risk)
The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.
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Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 8 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 3 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
- 15028 — Coulters
- 15035 — East Mc Keesport
- 15131 — Mckeesport
- 15132 — Mckeesport
- 15133 — Mckeesport
- 15137 — North Versailles
- 15148 — Wilmerding
- 15601 — Greensburg
- 15605 — Greensburg
- 15606 — Greensburg
- 15642 — Irwin
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport (PA5020025) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport serve?
West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport serves approximately 32,644 people across 11 ZIP codes in Pennsylvania.
Where does West Cnty Muni Authority-mckeesport get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Contact Your Water Utility
Public-record contact information for the water utility serving this system. Use these channels to request water quality reports, ask about service, or report issues directly.
Contact information from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC) Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility, does not act as its agent, and does not provide customer support for it. Contact details shown are public-record information from CCR filings. For service issues, contact the utility directly using the information above.
Water Source & Treatment
Where this water originates and how it's treated before reaching your tap.
Source: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC) Consumer Confidence Report.
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. Treatment and source data are sourced from the utility's published CCR filings.
The assessments found that these sources are potentially most susceptible to accidental spills along major transportation corridors, releases of raw and/or undertreated sewage and stormwater runoff from developed and/or agricultural areas. Beaver Run is also potentially susceptible to the cumulative release of petroleum products from nearby tank farms.
Treatment regime
How this utility classifies its treatment process and what each reported treatment chemical does.
Treatment chemicals and what each one does
Chemical names are reported verbatim by the utility. Purpose categories are ZipCheckup annotations based on standard drinking-water treatment practice.
Watershed exposure sources reported
Land-use and natural conditions identified in the utility's source-water assessment as potential contamination sources upstream of treatment.
Treatment classification and chemical list sourced from Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC) Consumer Confidence Report.
Treatment intensity is a ZipCheckup-derived classification based on the chemicals and processes the utility reports. Chemicals and contamination sources are taken verbatim from the utility's CCR filing. Routine federal monitoring and contaminant testing shown elsewhere on this page determine whether the water meets safety standards, not the treatment classification.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
In October 2024, water systems were required to present an initial Service line Inventory to their customers. The MAWC service line inventory map can be viewed at https://www.mawc.org/news/service-line-inventory-map
Lead Service Line Replacement Tracker
This water utility's lead service line (LSL) replacement program is tracked from public Consumer Confidence Report filings. Email signup notifies subscribers when the utility files an updated replacement plan or progress milestone.
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC)
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with this water utility. LSL replacement-program data is sourced from public CCR filings published by the utility. Subscription notifications are based on automated parsing of subsequent CCR releases.
Learn more about Lead and Copper Rule replacement requirements →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What You Can Do
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