Public water system · NY2610740
ActiveBethany Retreat Main House
At a glance
Bethany Retreat Main House (PWSID NY2610740) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, New York. It reports serving 150 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethany Retreat Main House compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethany Retreat Main House is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 32,359 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 Bethany Retreat Main House is roughly in line with 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 Bethany Retreat Main House?
EPA lists Bethany Retreat Main House 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. 72 of the 95 active systems in Madison County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethany Retreat Main House have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and April 1999. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1998-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1996-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Bethany Retreat Main House: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethany Retreat Main House?
Bethany Retreat Main House (PWSID NY2610740) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethany Retreat Main House serve?
Bethany Retreat Main House reports serving 150 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, New York.
Where does Bethany Retreat Main House 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 Bethany Retreat Main House have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999. 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 Bethany Retreat Main House'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethany Retreat Main House's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethany Retreat Main House 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida City | Madison | 11,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Hamilton Village | Madison | 4,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cazenovia Village | Madison | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville State College | Madison | 2,620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville Village | Madison | 2,199 | Community | Groundwater |
| Suburbans Community MHP | Madison | 655 | 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, “Bethany Retreat Main House, PWSID NY2610740, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/bethany-retreat-main-house-ny2610740 (data as of October 1, 2026).