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Community Water System · PWS PA2350051

St Marys Villa Nursing Home

Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania 18444 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 353 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

353
People served
598
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 598 drinking-water violations at St Marys Villa Nursing Home, 3% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

598
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
353
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: St Marys Villa Nursing Home

St Marys Villa Nursing Home is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 353 residents in Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 598 total violations for this system , of which 15 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 541 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 40 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Pennsylvania, EPA tracks 7,701 public water systems serving 12,630,061 people, with 1,159,868 cumulative violations and 68,517 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 150.6 violations. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%).

St Marys Villa Nursing Home's 598 violations sit above the Pennsylvania average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
353
Total Violations
598
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Lackawanna
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
541
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 40 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 2008
Groundwater Rule MR 14 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2009
TTHM MR 12 2009
BHC-GAMMA MR 10 2012
Methoxychlor MR 10 2012
Heptachlor epoxide MR 10 2012
2,4-D MR 10 2012
2,4,5-TP MR 10 2012
Endrin MR 10 2012
Toxaphene MR 10 2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2002
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2002
Toluene MR 8 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2002
Benzene MR 8 2002
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2002
Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 2017
Dalapon MR 8 2012
Diquat MR 8 2012

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for St Marys Villa Nursing Home.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PA2350051 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Pennsylvania Drinking Water Authority

Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects St Marys Villa Nursing Home under EPA-delegated authority.

Open PA regulator portal

Source: Pennsylvania DEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Groundwater Rule MR 14 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 0700
2025 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 7500
2025 Groundwater Rule TT 1 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 0700
2017 Lead and Copper Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 5000
2016 Chlorine MR 40 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 0999
2014 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 5000
2012 BHC-GAMMA MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2010
2012 Methoxychlor MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2015
2012 Heptachlor epoxide MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2067
2012 2,4-D MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2105
2012 2,4,5-TP MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2110
2012 Endrin MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2005
2012 Toxaphene MR 10 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2020
2012 Dalapon MR 8 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2031
2012 Diquat MR 8 SDWIS / PA2350051 / 2032

How St Marys Villa Nursing Home Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric St Marys Villa Nursing Home Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 598 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 57.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 353 1,640 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,701 regulated public water systems in Pennsylvania.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is St Marys Villa Nursing Home water safe to drink? ▼
St Marys Villa Nursing Home (PWS ID: PA2350051) has 598 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 353 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does St Marys Villa Nursing Home serve? ▼
St Marys Villa Nursing Home serves 353 people in Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does St Marys Villa Nursing Home have? ▼
St Marys Villa Nursing Home has 598 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 541 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in St Marys Villa Nursing Home water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for St Marys Villa Nursing Home under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does St Marys Villa Nursing Home use? ▼
St Marys Villa Nursing Home uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.