Public water system · PA2350564

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Benton Twp Community Building

At a glance

Benton Twp Community Building (PWSID PA2350564) is an active transient non-community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA2350564

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyLackawanna County

How does Benton Twp Community Building compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?

By EPA's size categories, Benton Twp Community Building is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lackawanna County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,549 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 174,995 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 Benton Twp Community Building is well below 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 Benton Twp Community Building?

EPA lists Benton Twp Community Building as owned by a local government. 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. 7 of the 113 active systems in Lackawanna County (6.2%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Benton Twp Community Building have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and July 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-07-06	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-10-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-09-27	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-09-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-08-14	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-08-14	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-17	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2018-07-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-06-14	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Benton Twp Community Building: frequently asked questions

Who runs Benton Twp Community Building?

Benton Twp Community Building (PWSID PA2350564) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Benton Twp Community Building serve?

Benton Twp Community Building reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Benton Twp Community Building 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 Benton Twp Community Building have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Benton Twp Community Building'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Benton Twp Community Building's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Benton Twp Community Building 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 Lackawanna County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Scranton	Lackawanna	137,142	Community	Surface water
Pa Amer Water Co Brownell	Lackawanna	12,560	Community	Surface water
Eagle Lake Community Assoc	Lackawanna	3,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Pa Amer Water Co Fallbrook	Lackawanna	2,851	Community	Surface water
North Pocono Middle School	Lackawanna	1,149	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
North Pocono High School	Lackawanna	1,100	Non-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, “Benton Twp Community Building, PWSID PA2350564, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/benton-twp-community-building-pa2350564 (data as of October 1, 2026).