Public water system · NY6112885
ActiveCliffside on Seneca
At a glance
Cliffside on Seneca (PWSID NY6112885) is an active transient non-community water system in Yates County, New York. It reports serving 24 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
24
Service connections
17
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cliffside on Seneca compare with other water systems in Yates County?
By EPA's size categories, Cliffside on Seneca is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yates County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 293 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 19,649 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 Cliffside on Seneca 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 296 New York systems (3.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Cliffside on Seneca?
EPA lists Cliffside on Seneca 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. 55 of the 67 active systems in Yates County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Cliffside on Seneca have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and May 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Cliffside on Seneca: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cliffside on Seneca?
Cliffside on Seneca (PWSID NY6112885) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cliffside on Seneca serve?
Cliffside on Seneca reports serving 24 people through 17 service connections in Yates County, New York.
Where does Cliffside on Seneca get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Cliffside on Seneca have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Cliffside on Seneca'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cliffside on Seneca's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cliffside on Seneca 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 Yates County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Yan Village | Yates | 5,248 | Community | Surface water |
| Keuka Park Wd | Yates | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Dundee Village | Yates | 1,765 | Community | Groundwater |
| Milo Town Csa | Yates | 1,416 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Windmill Farm Market | Yates | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dresden Village | Yates | 720 | 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, “Cliffside on Seneca, PWSID NY6112885, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cliffside-on-seneca-ny6112885 (data as of October 1, 2026).