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Community Water System · PWS PA5650021

Stanton Hills Community

Durham, Pennsylvania 27703 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
1,293
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,293 drinking-water violations at Stanton Hills Community - above the Pennsylvania per-system average.

1,293
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Stanton Hills Community

Stanton Hills Community is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Durham, Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County) through 56 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,293 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,172 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 332 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%).

Stanton Hills Community's 1,293 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
100
Total Violations
1,293
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
56
County
Westmoreland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
1,172
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule MR 332 2024
Chlorine MR 117 2024
Public Notice Other 82 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 37 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 30 2022
Nitrate MR 21 2018
2,4-D MR 17 2021
2,4,5-TP MR 17 2021
Endrin MR 16 2021
BHC-GAMMA MR 16 2021
Methoxychlor MR 16 2021
Dalapon MR 13 2021
Picloram MR 13 2021
Dinoseb MR 13 2021
Atrazine MR 13 2021
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 13 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2024
TTHM MR 13 2024
Endothall MR 13 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 13 2021
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 13 2021
LASSO MR 13 2021
Pentachlorophenol MR 13 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2018
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 13 2018
Benzene MR 13 2018
Simazine MR 13 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 13 2018
Carbon tetrachloride MR 13 2018

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 Stanton Hills Community.

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 PA5650021 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 Stanton Hills Community 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 Groundwater Rule MR 332 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 0700
2024 Chlorine MR 117 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 0999
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2950
2023 Public Notice Other 82 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 7500
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 30 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 7000
2021 2,4-D MR 17 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2105
2021 2,4,5-TP MR 17 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2110
2021 Endrin MR 16 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2005
2021 BHC-GAMMA MR 16 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2010
2021 Methoxychlor MR 16 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2015
2021 Dalapon MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2031
2021 Picloram MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2040
2021 Dinoseb MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2041
2021 Atrazine MR 13 SDWIS / PA5650021 / 2050

How Stanton Hills Community Compares

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

Metric Stanton Hills Community Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,293 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 100 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 Stanton Hills Community water safe to drink? ▼
Stanton Hills Community (PWS ID: PA5650021) has 1293 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Stanton Hills Community serve? ▼
Stanton Hills Community serves 100 people in Durham, Pennsylvania. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 56 service connections.
What type of violations does Stanton Hills Community have? ▼
Stanton Hills Community has 1,293 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,172 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Stanton Hills Community water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Stanton Hills Community under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Stanton Hills Community use? ▼
Stanton Hills Community 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.