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Byrncliff Fairfield

At a glance

Byrncliff Fairfield (PWSID NY6010116) is an active transient non-community water system in Wyoming County, New York. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010.

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

Population served

75

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY6010116
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served75
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedSheldon (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyWyoming County

How does Byrncliff Fairfield compare with other water systems in Wyoming County?

By EPA's size categories, Byrncliff Fairfield is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wyoming County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 336 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 31,590 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 Byrncliff Fairfield is about half of 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 Byrncliff Fairfield?

EPA lists Byrncliff Fairfield 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. 73 of the 94 active systems in Wyoming County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Byrncliff Fairfield have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010. The violations listed here began between September 2010 and November 2010. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2010-11-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2010-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved
2010-09-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10Not reportedNoResolved

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.

Byrncliff Fairfield: frequently asked questions

Who runs Byrncliff Fairfield?

Byrncliff Fairfield (PWSID NY6010116) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Byrncliff Fairfield serve?

Byrncliff Fairfield reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Wyoming County, New York.

Where does Byrncliff Fairfield 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 Byrncliff Fairfield have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2010. 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 Byrncliff Fairfield'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 November 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Byrncliff Fairfield's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Byrncliff Fairfield 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 Wyoming County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Warsaw VillageWyoming3,850CommunitySurface water
Perry VillageWyoming3,673CommunitySurface water
Attica VillageWyoming2,659CommunitySurface water
Arcade VillageWyoming2,630CommunityGroundwater
Attica CorrectionalWyoming2,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Wyoming CorrectionalWyoming1,600CommunityPurchased 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, “Byrncliff Fairfield, PWSID NY6010116, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/byrncliff-fairfield-ny6010116 (data as of October 1, 2026).