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Community Water System · PWS PA2450015

Lake of the Pines

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18302 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,200
People served
340
EPA violations
46
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 340 drinking-water violations at Lake of the Pines, 14% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

340
Total EPA violations on record
14%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lake of the Pines

Lake of the Pines is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,200 residents in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Monroe County) through 437 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 340 total violations for this system , of which 46 (14%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 243 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 46 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

Lake of the Pines's 340 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
1,200
Total Violations
340
Health-Based Violations
46
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
437
County
Monroe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
243
Treatment Tech Violations
46

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 46 2022
Public Notice Other 35 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2025
Chlorine MR 15 2019
Groundwater Rule MR 12 2024
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2022
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2014
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 2014
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2014
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2014
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 2014
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 2014
Trichloroethylene MR 8 2014
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2014
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2014
Benzene MR 8 2014
Styrene MR 8 2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2014
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2014
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2004
Nitrate MR 5 2019
Toluene MR 4 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2016
Nitrite MR 4 2019
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2014

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 Lake of the Pines.

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 PA2450015 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 Lake of the Pines 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 8000
2024 Groundwater Rule MR 12 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 0700
2022 Groundwater Rule TT 46 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 0700
2022 Public Notice Other 35 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 7500
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 5000
2021 Picloram MR 1 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2040
2019 Chlorine MR 15 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 0999
2019 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 1040
2019 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 1041
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2456
2014 Xylenes, Total MR 10 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2955
2014 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2380
2014 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2964
2014 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2968
2014 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / PA2450015 / 2969

How Lake of the Pines Compares

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

Metric Lake of the Pines Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 340 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 46 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 1,200 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 Lake of the Pines water safe to drink? ▼
Lake of the Pines (PWS ID: PA2450015) has 340 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lake of the Pines serve? ▼
Lake of the Pines serves 1,200 people in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 437 service connections.
What type of violations does Lake of the Pines have? ▼
Lake of the Pines has 340 total violations: 46 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 243 monitoring/reporting violations, and 46 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lake of the Pines water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lake of the Pines under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lake of the Pines use? ▼
Lake of the Pines 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.