Public water system · PA2450789
ActiveOur Saviour Lutheran Church
At a glance
Our Saviour Lutheran Church (PWSID PA2450789) is an active transient non-community water system in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Our Saviour Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Monroe County?
By EPA's size categories, Our Saviour Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Monroe County has 405 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 446 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 180,497 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 Our Saviour Lutheran Church is about 31% 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 Our Saviour Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Our Saviour Lutheran Church as under public/private ownership. 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. 74 of the 405 active systems in Monroe County (18%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Our Saviour Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and February 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1979-12-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Our Saviour Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Our Saviour Lutheran Church?
Our Saviour Lutheran Church (PWSID PA2450789) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Our Saviour Lutheran Church serve?
Our Saviour Lutheran Church reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Our Saviour Lutheran Church 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 Our Saviour Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. 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 Our Saviour Lutheran Church'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Our Saviour Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Our Saviour Lutheran Church 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 Monroe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodhead Creek Reg Water Auth | Monroe | 30,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Pawc Pocono District | Monroe | 17,860 | Community | Groundwater |
| E Stroudsburg Boro Water Dept | Monroe | 13,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mt Airy Casino & Resort | Monroe | 7,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Penn Estates Utilities Incorp | Monroe | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tobyhanna Army Depot | Monroe | 3,800 | 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, “Our Saviour Lutheran Church, PWSID PA2450789, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/our-saviour-lutheran-church-pa2450789 (data as of October 1, 2026).