Public water system · NY3930047
ActiveBirch Hill Acres
At a glance
Birch Hill Acres (PWSID NY3930047) is an active community water system in Putnam County, New York. It reports serving 60 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
17
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Birch Hill Acres compare with other water systems in Putnam County?
By EPA's size categories, Birch Hill Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Putnam County has 382 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 150 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 57,156 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 Birch Hill Acres 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 Birch Hill Acres?
EPA lists Birch Hill Acres 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. 342 of the 382 active systems in Putnam County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Birch Hill Acres have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Birch Hill Acres: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birch Hill Acres?
Birch Hill Acres (PWSID NY3930047) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Birch Hill Acres serve?
Birch Hill Acres reports serving 60 people through 17 service connections in Putnam County, New York.
Where does Birch Hill Acres 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 Birch Hill Acres have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. 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 Birch Hill Acres' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1998. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birch Hill Acres' water quality report?
As a community water system, Birch Hill Acres 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 Putnam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Wd 2 | Putnam | 5,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mahopac School Complex (Falls, Mms, Mhs) | Putnam | 3,200 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cold Spring Village | Putnam | 2,666 | Community | Surface water |
| Brewster Village | Putnam | 2,162 | Community | Groundwater |
| Continental Village Wd | Putnam | 1,509 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Ebo Ws | Putnam | 1,500 | 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, “Birch Hill Acres, PWSID NY3930047, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/birch-hill-acres-ny3930047 (data as of October 1, 2026).