Public water system · NY5614824
ActiveAmber Lantern Motel & Cottages
At a glance
Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages (PWSID NY5614824) is an active transient non-community water system in Warren County, New York. It reports serving 45 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages compare with other water systems in Warren County?
By EPA's size categories, Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Warren County has 233 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 350 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 81,539 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages is well 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. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages?
EPA lists Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages as privately owned. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 211 of the 233 active systems in Warren County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and January 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages: frequently asked questions
Who runs Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages?
Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages (PWSID NY5614824) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages serve?
Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages reports serving 45 people through 15 service connections in Warren County, New York.
Where does Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages 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 Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages 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 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 Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages' 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 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages 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 Warren County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury Water District | Warren | 21,200 | Community | Surface water |
| Glens Falls City | Warren | 14,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Warrensburg Water District | Warren | 3,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Luzerne Water District | Warren | 2,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rogers Rock State Campsite | Warren | 2,378 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lake George Village | Warren | 1,800 | Community | 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, “Amber Lantern Motel & Cottages, PWSID NY5614824, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/amber-lantern-motel-cottages-ny5614824 (data as of October 1, 2026).