Public water system · NY2630011
ActiveChimichanga Firehouse
At a glance
Chimichanga Firehouse (PWSID NY2630011) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison 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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
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 Chimichanga Firehouse compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Chimichanga Firehouse is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 95 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 341 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,359 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 Chimichanga Firehouse 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 Chimichanga Firehouse?
EPA lists Chimichanga Firehouse 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. 72 of the 95 active systems in Madison County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Chimichanga Firehouse have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and January 2024. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2018-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2006-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2005-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2004-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Chimichanga Firehouse: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chimichanga Firehouse?
Chimichanga Firehouse (PWSID NY2630011) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Chimichanga Firehouse serve?
Chimichanga Firehouse reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, New York.
Where does Chimichanga Firehouse 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 Chimichanga Firehouse have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Chimichanga Firehouse'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chimichanga Firehouse's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chimichanga Firehouse 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida City | Madison | 11,393 | Community | Surface water |
| Hamilton Village | Madison | 4,107 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cazenovia Village | Madison | 2,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville State College | Madison | 2,620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morrisville Village | Madison | 2,199 | Community | Groundwater |
| Suburbans Community MHP | Madison | 655 | 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, “Chimichanga Firehouse, PWSID NY2630011, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/chimichanga-firehouse-ny2630011 (data as of October 1, 2026).