Public water system · PA2400941
ActivePilot Travel Center #298
At a glance
Pilot Travel Center #298 (PWSID PA2400941) is an active transient non-community water system in Luzerne County, Tennessee. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Pilot Travel Center #298 compare with other water systems in Luzerne County?
By EPA's size categories, Pilot Travel Center #298 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Luzerne County has 8 active public water systems, and Pilot Travel Center #298 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5 times the county average of 79 people per system, and accounts for 63% of the 635 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Pilot Travel Center #298 is about 178% 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. Tennessee has 891 active transient non-community water systems, 64% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Pilot Travel Center #298?
EPA lists Pilot Travel Center #298 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. 8 of the 8 active systems in Luzerne County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Pilot Travel Center #298 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and October 2015. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Pilot Travel Center #298: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pilot Travel Center #298?
Pilot Travel Center #298 (PWSID PA2400941) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Pilot Travel Center #298 serve?
Pilot Travel Center #298 reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Luzerne County, Tennessee.
Where does Pilot Travel Center #298 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 Pilot Travel Center #298 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. 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 Pilot Travel Center #298'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pilot Travel Center #298's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pilot Travel Center #298 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 Luzerne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western International Gas | Luzerne | 65 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Lake Twp 15422 | Luzerne | 35 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Drums 15817 | Luzerne | 35 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 18489 Briggsvil | Luzerne | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dg 21314 Hazleton Pa | Luzerne | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 23851 | Luzerne | 25 | 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, “Pilot Travel Center #298, PWSID PA2400941, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/pilot-travel-center-298-pa2400941 (data as of October 1, 2026).