Public water system · NY5416051
ActiveButtermilk Falls State Park - Upper
At a glance
Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper (PWSID NY5416051) is an active transient non-community water system in Tompkins County, New York. It reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper compare with other water systems in Tompkins County?
By EPA's size categories, Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tompkins County has 111 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 927 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 102,856 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 Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper is about 39% above 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 Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper?
EPA lists Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper as owned by a state government. 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. 3 of the 111 active systems in Tompkins County (2.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2022 and April 2023. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper?
Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper (PWSID NY5416051) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper serve?
Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper reports serving 200 people through 3 service connections in Tompkins County, New York.
Where does Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper 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 Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper 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 Tompkins County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Tompkins | 31,581 | Community | Surface water |
| Ithaca City | Tompkins | 29,457 | Community | Surface water |
| Ithaca Town Wd | Tompkins | 13,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cayuga Heights Village | Tompkins | 3,170 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lansing (V) | Tompkins | 3,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lansing (T) Consolidated Wd | Tompkins | 3,000 | Community | Purchased 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, “Buttermilk Falls State Park - Upper, PWSID NY5416051, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/buttermilk-falls-state-park-upper-ny5416051 (data as of October 1, 2026).