Public water system · NY5530333
ActiveCatskills Visitor Center
At a glance
Catskills Visitor Center (PWSID NY5530333) is an active transient non-community water system in Ulster County, New York. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
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 Catskills Visitor Center compare with other water systems in Ulster County?
By EPA's size categories, Catskills Visitor Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ulster County has 446 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 298 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 133,020 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 Catskills Visitor Center 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 Catskills Visitor Center?
EPA lists Catskills Visitor Center 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. 11 of the 446 active systems in Ulster County (2.5%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Catskills Visitor Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Catskills Visitor Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Catskills Visitor Center?
Catskills Visitor Center (PWSID NY5530333) 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 Catskills Visitor Center serve?
Catskills Visitor Center reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Ulster County, New York.
Where does Catskills Visitor Center 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 Catskills Visitor Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Catskills Visitor Center'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Catskills Visitor Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Catskills Visitor Center 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 Ulster County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston (City) Water District | Ulster | 24,000 | Community | Surface water |
| New Paltz (Village) Water Dist | Ulster | 7,523 | Community | Surface water |
| Ulster Water District | Ulster | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Port Ewen Water District | Ulster | 4,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellenville (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saugerties (Village) Water Dis | Ulster | 4,200 | Community | 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, “Catskills Visitor Center, PWSID NY5530333, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/catskills-visitor-center-ny5530333 (data as of October 1, 2026).