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Big Flats United Methodist

At a glance

Big Flats United Methodist (PWSID NY0705284) is an active transient non-community water system in Chemung County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY0705284

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedBig Flats (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyChemung County

How does Big Flats United Methodist compare with other water systems in Chemung County?

By EPA's size categories, Big Flats United Methodist is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chemung County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,561 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 120,180 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 Big Flats United Methodist 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 Big Flats United Methodist?

EPA lists Big Flats United Methodist 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. 62 of the 77 active systems in Chemung County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Big Flats United Methodist have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and April 2020. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	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	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2001-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2000-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
1996-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1994-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Big Flats United Methodist: frequently asked questions

Who runs Big Flats United Methodist?

Big Flats United Methodist (PWSID NY0705284) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Big Flats United Methodist serve?

Big Flats United Methodist reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Chemung County, New York.

Where does Big Flats United Methodist 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 Big Flats United Methodist have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. 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 Big Flats United Methodist'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Big Flats United Methodist's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Flats United Methodist 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 Chemung County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Elmira Water Board	Chemung	54,000	Community	Surface water
Chemung County Fairgrounds	Chemung	32,800	Transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Horseheads Village	Chemung	15,000	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Big Flats Water District 5	Chemung	8,489	Community	Groundwater
Park Station Recreation Center	Chemung	1,560	Transient non-community	Groundwater
His Tabernacle Family Church	Chemung	850	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, “Big Flats United Methodist, PWSID NY0705284, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/big-flats-united-methodist-ny0705284 (data as of October 1, 2026).