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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PA6430883

James Stoner VFW Post 6233

West Middlesex, Pennsylvania 16159 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
139
EPA violations
30
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 139 drinking-water violations at James Stoner VFW Post 6233, 22% of them health-based - below the Pennsylvania per-system average.

139
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: James Stoner VFW Post 6233

James Stoner VFW Post 6233 is a public/private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania (Mercer County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 139 total violations for this system , of which 30 (22%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2017.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 49 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%).

James Stoner VFW Post 6233's 139 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
100
Total Violations
139
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
1
County
Mercer
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
16
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 49 2014
Public Notice Other 19 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 2017
E. COLI MR 12 2016
Nitrate MR 4 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2017
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 James Stoner VFW Post 6233.

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 PA6430883 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 James Stoner VFW Post 6233 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
2017 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 7500
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 14 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 12 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 2 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 49 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 16 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 3100
2002 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / PA6430883 / 1040

How James Stoner VFW Post 6233 Compares

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

Metric James Stoner VFW Post 6233 Pennsylvania avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 139 150.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 James Stoner VFW Post 6233 water safe to drink? ▼
James Stoner VFW Post 6233 (PWS ID: PA6430883) has 139 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 James Stoner VFW Post 6233 serve? ▼
James Stoner VFW Post 6233 serves 100 people in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does James Stoner VFW Post 6233 have? ▼
James Stoner VFW Post 6233 has 139 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 14 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in James Stoner VFW Post 6233 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for James Stoner VFW Post 6233 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does James Stoner VFW Post 6233 use? ▼
James Stoner VFW Post 6233 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.