Lackawanna Water Quality Report
1 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · Pennsylvania
Avg Score
84
Cities Ranked
1
Health Violations
1
PFAS Detected
1
84
County avg score
1
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
1
Health violations
1
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Lackawanna cities scored
A
0
0%
Excellent
B
1
100%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing
Comparison
County vs Pennsylvania average
▲ 25.7 pts above state average
City Map
Water quality across Lackawanna
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Lackawanna
Best cities
Worst cities
County context
5
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Lackawanna
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Lackawanna, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 5 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
U.S. ARMY SCRANTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT SCRANTON, PA18505 | Copper | 5 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN - ARCHBALD ARCHBALD, PA18403 | — | — |
FXI INC. - ARCHBALD ARCHBALD, PA18403 | — | — |
GENTEX CORP SIMPSON, PA18407 | — | — |
NOVAE LLC CARBONDALE, PA18407 | — | — |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Full Rankings
All 1 cities in Lackawanna
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkes Barre | B+ | 84 | 159K | 42 | Health PFAS Unresolved |