PlainWater
States → Pennsylvania

Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA2451222

Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort

Manasquan, Pennsylvania 08736 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 700 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

700
People served
69
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 69 drinking-water violations at Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort, 29% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

69
Total EPA violations on record
29%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
700
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort

Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 700 residents in Manasquan, Pennsylvania (Monroe County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 69 total violations for this system , of which 20 (29%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 15 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 18 violations (Other). 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%).

Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort's 69 violations sit below 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
700
Total Violations
69
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Monroe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
15
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 18 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 17 2020
E. COLI MR 15 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 14 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 2016

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 Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort.

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 PA2451222 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 Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 3014
2020 Public Notice Other 18 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 7500
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 17 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 14 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA2451222 / 8000

How Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort Compares

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

Metric Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 69 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 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 700 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 Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort water safe to drink? ▼
Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort (PWS ID: PA2451222) has 69 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 700 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort serve? ▼
Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort serves 700 people in Manasquan, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort have? ▼
Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort has 69 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 15 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort use? ▼
Dunkin Donuts Mt Effort uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.