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Climbing Bines

At a glance

Climbing Bines (PWSID NY6130061) is an active transient non-community water system in Yates County, New York. It reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, 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 January 2025.

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

Population served

200

Service connections

2

Primary source

GU

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY6130061
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served200
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program
City servedTorrey (T)
StateNew York
ZIP—
CountyYates County

How does Climbing Bines compare with other water systems in Yates County?

By EPA's size categories, Climbing Bines is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yates County has 67 active public water systems. Its population served is about 32% below the county average of 293 people per system, and accounts for 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 Climbing Bines is about 39% above 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 241 New York systems (3%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Climbing Bines?

EPA lists Climbing Bines 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 Climbing Bines have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2024 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2024-12-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2024-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived

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.

Climbing Bines: frequently asked questions

Who runs Climbing Bines?

Climbing Bines (PWSID NY6130061) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Climbing Bines serve?

Climbing Bines reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections in Yates County, New York.

Where does Climbing Bines get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Climbing Bines have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 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 Climbing Bines' 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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Climbing Bines' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Climbing Bines 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 systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Penn Yan VillageYates5,248CommunitySurface water
Keuka Park WdYates3,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Dundee VillageYates1,765CommunityGroundwater
Milo Town CsaYates1,416CommunityPurchased surface water
Windmill Farm MarketYates1,000Transient non-communityGroundwater
Dresden VillageYates720CommunityPurchased 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, “Climbing Bines, PWSID NY6130061, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/climbing-bines-ny6130061 (data as of October 1, 2026).