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Best Western Lodge

At a glance

Best Western Lodge (PWSID NY3830128) is an active transient non-community water system in Otsego County, New York. 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

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

PWSIDNY3830128
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedHartwick (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyOtsego County

How does Best Western Lodge compare with other water systems in Otsego County?

By EPA's size categories, Best Western Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otsego County has 190 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 239 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 45,410 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 Best Western Lodge 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. 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 Best Western Lodge?

EPA lists Best Western Lodge 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. 156 of the 190 active systems in Otsego County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Best Western Lodge have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2021 and January 2021. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2021-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 2 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.

Best Western Lodge: frequently asked questions

Who runs Best Western Lodge?

Best Western Lodge (PWSID NY3830128) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Best Western Lodge serve?

Best Western Lodge reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Otsego County, New York.

Where does Best Western Lodge 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 Best Western Lodge have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Best Western Lodge'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Best Western Lodge's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Best Western Lodge 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 Otsego County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Oneonta CityOtsego15,954CommunitySurface water
Cooperstown VillageOtsego1,926CommunitySurface water
Gilbert Lake State PkOtsego1,320Transient non-communityGroundwater
Richfield Springs VillageOtsego1,200CommunitySurface water
Unadilla VillageOtsego1,128CommunityGroundwater
Otego VillageOtsego1,010CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Best Western Lodge, PWSID NY3830128, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/best-western-lodge-ny3830128 (data as of October 1, 2026).