Public water system · NY0730019
ActiveByrne Dairy Horseheads
At a glance
Byrne Dairy Horseheads (PWSID NY0730019) is an active transient non-community water system in Chemung County, New York. It reports serving 25 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 April 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Byrne Dairy Horseheads compare with other water systems in Chemung County?
By EPA's size categories, Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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 Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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 Byrne Dairy Horseheads?
EPA lists Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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 Byrne Dairy Horseheads have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2019. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and April 2019. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | 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.
Byrne Dairy Horseheads: frequently asked questions
Who runs Byrne Dairy Horseheads?
Byrne Dairy Horseheads (PWSID NY0730019) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Byrne Dairy Horseheads serve?
Byrne Dairy Horseheads reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Chemung County, New York.
Where does Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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 Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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 2019. 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 Byrne Dairy Horseheads' 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 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Byrne Dairy Horseheads' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Byrne Dairy Horseheads 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, “Byrne Dairy Horseheads, PWSID NY0730019, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/byrne-dairy-horseheads-ny0730019 (data as of October 1, 2026).