Public water system · PA2350821
ActiveSafety Rest Area #55 I81
At a glance
Safety Rest Area #55 I81 (PWSID PA2350821) is an active transient non-community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Safety Rest Area #55 I81 compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Safety Rest Area #55 I81 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lackawanna County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% below the county average of 1,549 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 Safety Rest Area #55 I81 is about 6.9 times 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 Safety Rest Area #55 I81?
EPA lists Safety Rest Area #55 I81 as owned by a state 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. 3 of the 113 active systems in Lackawanna County (2.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Safety Rest Area #55 I81 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between December 1979 and January 2018. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Safety Rest Area #55 I81: frequently asked questions
Who runs Safety Rest Area #55 I81?
Safety Rest Area #55 I81 (PWSID PA2350821) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Safety Rest Area #55 I81 serve?
Safety Rest Area #55 I81 reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Safety Rest Area #55 I81 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 Safety Rest Area #55 I81 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Safety Rest Area #55 I81'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 January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Safety Rest Area #55 I81's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Safety Rest Area #55 I81 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, “Safety Rest Area #55 I81, PWSID PA2350821, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/safety-rest-area-55-i81-pa2350821 (data as of October 1, 2026).