Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2350318

Elmhurst Country Club

Moscow, Pennsylvania 18444 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 140 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

140
People served: 172
EPA violations: 19
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 172 drinking-water violations at Elmhurst Country Club, 11% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

172
Total EPA violations on record: 11%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 140
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Elmhurst Country Club

Elmhurst Country Club is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 140 residents in Moscow, Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 172 total violations for this system , of which 19 (11%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 130 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 11 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%).

Elmhurst Country Club's 172 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

140

Total Violations

172

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 3
County: Lackawanna
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 13
Monitoring Violations: 130
Treatment Tech Violations: 6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	2015
Public Notice	Other	8	2025
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	2025
Nitrate	MR	6	2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	6	2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	5	2022
Nitrite	MR	5	2023
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	1994
Styrene	MR	4	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	1994
Toluene	MR	4	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	1994
Benzene	MR	4	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1994
E. COLI	MR	4	2025
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	1994
Asbestos	MR	3	2011

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 Elmhurst Country Club.

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 PA2350318 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 Elmhurst Country Club 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	Public Notice	Other	8	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 7500
2025	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	7	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 5000
2025	Revised Total Coliform Rule	TT	6	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 8000
2025	E. COLI	MR	4	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 3014
2025	Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	3	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 8000
2024	Dalapon	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2031
2024	Picloram	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2040
2024	Dinoseb	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2041
2024	2,4-D	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2105
2024	Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2326
2024	2,4,5-TP	MR	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 2110
2023	Nitrate	MR	6	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 1040
2023	Nitrite	MR	5	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 1041
2022	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MCL	5	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 8000
2016	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Other	2	SDWIS / PA2350318 / 8000

How Elmhurst Country Club Compares

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

Metric	Elmhurst Country Club	Pennsylvania avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	172	150.6	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	19	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	140	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 Elmhurst Country Club water safe to drink? ▼

Elmhurst Country Club (PWS ID: PA2350318) has 172 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 140 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Elmhurst Country Club serve? ▼

Elmhurst Country Club serves 140 people in Moscow, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.

What type of violations does Elmhurst Country Club have? ▼

Elmhurst Country Club has 172 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 130 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Elmhurst Country Club water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Elmhurst Country Club under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Elmhurst Country Club use? ▼

Elmhurst Country Club uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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.