Public water system · PA2350625
ActiveFinch Hill Restaurant
At a glance
Finch Hill Restaurant (PWSID PA2350625) is an active transient non-community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Finch Hill Restaurant compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Finch Hill Restaurant 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 Finch Hill Restaurant 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 Finch Hill Restaurant?
EPA lists Finch Hill Restaurant 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. 94 of the 113 active systems in Lackawanna County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Finch Hill Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and March 2026. By type: 4 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2008-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1983-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Finch Hill Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Finch Hill Restaurant?
Finch Hill Restaurant (PWSID PA2350625) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Finch Hill Restaurant serve?
Finch Hill Restaurant reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Finch Hill Restaurant 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 Finch Hill Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Finch Hill Restaurant'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Finch Hill Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Finch Hill Restaurant 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, “Finch Hill Restaurant, PWSID PA2350625, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/finch-hill-restaurant-pa2350625 (data as of October 1, 2026).