Public water system · PA2350561
ActiveWemberly Hills Golf Course
At a glance
Wemberly Hills Golf Course (PWSID PA2350561) is an active transient non-community water system in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 50 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wemberly Hills Golf Course compare with other water systems in Lackawanna County?
By EPA's size categories, Wemberly Hills Golf Course 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 Wemberly Hills Golf Course is about 65% 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 Wemberly Hills Golf Course?
EPA lists Wemberly Hills Golf Course 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 Wemberly Hills Golf Course have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and December 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-09-28 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
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.
Wemberly Hills Golf Course: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wemberly Hills Golf Course?
Wemberly Hills Golf Course (PWSID PA2350561) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Wemberly Hills Golf Course serve?
Wemberly Hills Golf Course reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Where does Wemberly Hills Golf Course 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 Wemberly Hills Golf Course have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. 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 Wemberly Hills Golf Course'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wemberly Hills Golf Course's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wemberly Hills Golf Course 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, “Wemberly Hills Golf Course, PWSID PA2350561, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/wemberly-hills-golf-course-pa2350561 (data as of October 1, 2026).