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POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER)

PWS ID: PA2450106 · STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania 18360

POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) serves 48 people in STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania using Groundwater water sources. It has 130 recorded EPA violations, including 23 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER)

POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 48 residents in STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania (Monroe County) through 24 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 130 total violations for this system , of which 23 (18%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 76 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 23 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. POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER)'s 130 violations sit below the Pennsylvania average. Statewide, 224 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (57.6%). 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
48
Total Violations
130
Health-Based Violations
23
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
24
County
Monroe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
76
Treatment Tech Violations
23

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 23 2020
Public Notice Other 19 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2024
Groundwater Rule MR 9 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2024
Chlorine MR 4 2009
Nitrate MR 3 2022
TTHM MR 3 2025
Nitrite MR 3 2022
Endothall MR 2 2019
Glyphosate MR 2 2019
Carbofuran MR 2 2019
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 2019
2,4-D MR 2 2019
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2019
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2019
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2019
OXAMYL MR 2 2019
Dinoseb MR 2 2019
Picloram MR 2 2019
Chlordane MR 2 2019
Toxaphene MR 2 2019
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2019
Dalapon MR 2 2019
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2019

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 POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER).

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 PA2450106 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 POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2456
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 5000
2025 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2950
2024 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 7500
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 7000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 8000
2023 Groundwater Rule MR 9 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 0700
2022 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 1040
2022 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 1041
2020 Groundwater Rule TT 23 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 0700
2019 Endothall MR 2 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2033
2019 Glyphosate MR 2 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2034
2019 Carbofuran MR 2 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2046
2019 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2063
2019 2,4-D MR 2 SDWIS / PA2450106 / 2105

How POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) Compares

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

Metric POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 130 150.6 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 23 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 48 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
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) water safe to drink? ▼
POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) (PWS ID: PA2450106) has 130 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 48 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) serve? ▼
POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) serves 48 people in STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections.
What type of violations does POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) have? ▼
POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) has 130 total violations: 23 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 76 monitoring/reporting violations, and 23 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) use? ▼
POCO APARTMENTS (LOWER) 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.

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