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Himalayan Institute

Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 124 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

124
People served
659
EPA violations
31
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 659 drinking-water violations at Himalayan Institute, 5% of them health-based - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

659
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
124
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Himalayan Institute

Himalayan Institute is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 124 residents in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (Wayne County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 659 total violations for this system , of which 31 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 596 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 Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB), recorded in 37 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, 173 of 389 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (44.5%).

Himalayan Institute's 659 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
124
Total Violations
659
Health-Based Violations
31
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
14
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
17
Monitoring Violations
596
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 37 2013
Groundwater Rule MR 37 2025
Picloram MR 22 2015
Dinoseb MR 22 2015
Pentachlorophenol MR 22 2015
Dalapon MR 22 2015
2,4,5-TP MR 22 2015
2,4-D MR 22 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 2025
Toxaphene MR 19 2013
Glyphosate MR 19 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 19 2013
OXAMYL MR 19 2013
Carbofuran MR 19 2013
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 19 2013
Chlordane MR 19 2013
Diquat MR 19 2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 19 2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 18 1991
Carbon tetrachloride MR 18 1991
Trichloroethylene MR 18 1991
Benzene MR 18 1991
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 18 1991
Vinyl chloride MR 18 1991
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 18 1991
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 18 1991
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2014
TTHM MR 13 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2008

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 Himalayan Institute.

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 PA2640057 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 Himalayan Institute 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 37 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 0700
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 20 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 7000
2024 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 2456
2024 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 7500
2024 2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 6 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 2063
2024 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 0999
2022 Asbestos MR 9 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 1094
2022 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 7 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 4000
2021 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 1025
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 8000
2018 Groundwater Rule TT 11 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 0700
2015 Picloram MR 22 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 2040
2015 Dinoseb MR 22 SDWIS / PA2640057 / 2041

How Himalayan Institute Compares

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

Metric Himalayan Institute Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 659 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 31 8.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 44.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 124 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 Himalayan Institute water safe to drink? ▼
Himalayan Institute (PWS ID: PA2640057) has 659 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 124 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Himalayan Institute serve? ▼
Himalayan Institute serves 124 people in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Himalayan Institute have? ▼
Himalayan Institute has 659 total violations: 31 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 596 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Himalayan Institute water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Himalayan Institute under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Himalayan Institute use? ▼
Himalayan Institute 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.