Public water system · PA6240318
ActiveBenezette Hotel
At a glance
Benezette Hotel (PWSID PA6240318) is an active transient non-community water system in Elk County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Benezette Hotel compare with other water systems in Elk County?
By EPA's size categories, Benezette Hotel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Elk County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,305 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 33,918 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Benezette Hotel is about 74% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Benezette Hotel?
EPA lists Benezette Hotel as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 12 of the 26 active systems in Elk County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does Benezette Hotel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and November 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 3 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1980-12-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Benezette Hotel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Benezette Hotel?
Benezette Hotel (PWSID PA6240318) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Benezette Hotel serve?
Benezette Hotel reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Elk County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Benezette Hotel get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Benezette Hotel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Benezette Hotel's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Benezette Hotel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Benezette Hotel is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Elk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Area Water Auth | Elk | 19,588 | Community | Surface water |
| Ridgway Borough Water System | Elk | 4,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Johnsonburg Municipal Auth | Elk | 2,413 | Community | Surface water |
| Ridgway Twp Water Auth | Elk | 1,763 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jay Twp Water Authority | Elk | 1,131 | Community | Surface water |
| Benezette Store & Rest | Elk | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Benezette Hotel, PWSID PA6240318, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/benezette-hotel-pa6240318 (data as of October 1, 2026).