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Westmoreland Water Quality Report

8 cities ranked · Average grade: C · Pennsylvania

Avg Score
63.2
Cities Ranked
8
Health Violations
6
PFAS Detected
2
Live Water Alerts for Pennsylvania →
63.2
County avg score
8
Cities ranked
50%
A or B grade
38%
D or F grade
6
Health violations
2
PFAS detected

How Westmoreland cities scored

13%
38%
13%
13%
25%
A
1
13%
Excellent
B
3
38%
Good
C
1
13%
Fair
D
1
13%
Poor
F
2
25%
Failing

County vs Pennsylvania average

C
Westmoreland
63.2/100
C-
Pennsylvania avg
58.3/100
▲ 4.9 pts above state average

Water quality across Westmoreland

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Pennsylvania city water quality map
74,452
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Westmoreland

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Westmoreland, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 74,452 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
HOMER CITY GENERATION LP
Electric Utilities · NRG ENERGY INC
HOMER CITY, PA15748
Manganese compounds69,611
CONEMAUGH GENERATING STATION
Electric Utilities · KEYSTONE-CONEMAUGH PROJECTS LLC
NEW FLORENCE, PA15944
Manganese And Manganese Compounds4,689
SEWARD POWER PLANT
Electric Utilities · GENERATION HOLDINGS LP
NEW FLORENCE, PA15944
Manganese compounds151
NORMA PENNSYLVANIA
Fabricated Metals · NA
SALTSBURG, PA15681
SPECIALTY TIRES OF AMERICA INC
Plastics and Rubber · POLYMER ENTERPRISES INC
INDIANA, PA15701

+ 2 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 8 cities in Westmoreland

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 New Kensington
A
91.4
48K 35 Unresolved
2 Youngstown
B+
80.3
3K 32 Unresolved
3 Derry
B
77.2
7K 142 Health Unresolved
4 Latrobe
B-
72.5
30K 109 Health Unresolved
5 Torrance
C-
55.9
997 282 Health Lead Unresolved
6 Greensburg
D
46.7
312K 441 Health Unresolved
7 Ligonier
F
44
4K 382 Health Unresolved
8 Blairsville
F
37.4
20K 630 Health PFAS Unresolved
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