Public water system · NY5630038
ActiveBalsam Crest Homeowners Assoc
At a glance
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc (PWSID NY5630038) is an active community water system in Warren County, New York. It reports serving 50 people through 32 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 January 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
32
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc compare with other water systems in Warren County?
By EPA's size categories, Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc?
EPA lists Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2015. The violations listed here began between April 2008 and January 2015. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Required treatment not metMPL Non-Compliance · code 63 | Leadcode 1030 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | 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.
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc?
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc (PWSID NY5630038) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc serve?
Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc reports serving 50 people through 32 service connections in Warren County, New York.
Where does Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc 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 January 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 Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc'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 January 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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, “Balsam Crest Homeowners Assoc, PWSID NY5630038, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/balsam-crest-homeowners-assoc-ny5630038 (data as of October 1, 2026).