Public water system · PA3130309

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Sunny Rest Resort

At a glance

Sunny Rest Resort (PWSID PA3130309) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA3130309

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served300

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyCarbon County

How does Sunny Rest Resort compare with other water systems in Carbon County?

By EPA's size categories, Sunny Rest Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 143 active public water systems. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 470 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 67,225 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 Sunny Rest Resort is about twice 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 Sunny Rest Resort?

EPA lists Sunny Rest Resort 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. 102 of the 143 active systems in Carbon County (71%) are also privately owned.

Does Sunny Rest Resort have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and May 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (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
2024-05-07	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2023-08-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-07-10	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2021-09-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-09-04	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2020-03-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-05-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-03-28	ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-03-28	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2019-02-25	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	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.

Sunny Rest Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sunny Rest Resort?

Sunny Rest Resort (PWSID PA3130309) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Sunny Rest Resort serve?

Sunny Rest Resort reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Sunny Rest Resort 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 Sunny Rest Resort have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Sunny Rest Resort'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sunny Rest Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunny Rest Resort 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 Carbon County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lansford Coaldale Jt Water Aut	Carbon	9,300	Community	Groundwater
Lehighton Water Authority	Carbon	9,000	Community	Surface water
Palmerton Municipal Authority	Carbon	7,000	Community	Groundwater
Summit Hill Water Authority	Carbon	2,890	Community	Groundwater
Jim Thorpe Borough Water East	Carbon	2,853	Community	Groundwater
Nesquehoning Boro Water Auth	Carbon	2,850	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, “Sunny Rest Resort, PWSID PA3130309, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/sunny-rest-resort-pa3130309 (data as of October 1, 2026).