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Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel

At a glance

Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel (PWSID PA1461024) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.

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

Population served

175

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA1461024

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served175

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyMontgomery County

How does Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?

By EPA's size categories, Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 166 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,675 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,274,113 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 Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel is about 22% above 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 Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel?

EPA lists Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel 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. 115 of the 166 active systems in Montgomery County (69%) are also privately owned.

Does Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and October 2018. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 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
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-06-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitritecode 1041	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel: frequently asked questions

Who runs Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel?

Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel (PWSID PA1461024) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel serve?

Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel reports serving 175 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel 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 Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel 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 Montgomery County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Aqua Pa Main System	Montgomery	822,600	Community	Surface water
North Penn Water Authority	Montgomery	91,941	Community	Purchased surface water
Pa American Norristown	Montgomery	88,885	Community	Surface water
North Wales Water Authority	Montgomery	72,496	Community	Surface water
Pottstown Borough Water Auth	Montgomery	36,000	Community	Surface water
Horsham Water&Sewer Authority	Montgomery	26,000	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Union Jacks Old Congo Hotel, PWSID PA1461024, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/union-jacks-old-congo-hotel-pa1461024 (data as of October 1, 2026).