Public water system · NY1320528
ActiveCold Spring Elementary
At a glance
Cold Spring Elementary (PWSID NY1320528) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dutchess County, New York. It reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
225
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cold Spring Elementary compare with other water systems in Dutchess County?
By EPA's size categories, Cold Spring Elementary is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dutchess County has 546 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 473 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 257,968 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Cold Spring Elementary is about half of that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New York has 704 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.6% 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 Cold Spring Elementary?
EPA lists Cold Spring Elementary 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. 445 of the 546 active systems in Dutchess County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Cold Spring Elementary have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2009. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-03 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Cold Spring Elementary: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cold Spring Elementary?
Cold Spring Elementary (PWSID NY1320528) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cold Spring Elementary serve?
Cold Spring Elementary reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection in Dutchess County, New York.
Where does Cold Spring Elementary 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 Cold Spring Elementary have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. 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 Cold Spring Elementary'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cold Spring Elementary's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cold Spring Elementary is a non-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 Dutchess County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poughkeepsie Townwide Wd | Dutchess | 43,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Poughkeepsie City | Dutchess | 30,639 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Beacon City | Dutchess | 14,370 | Community | Surface water |
| United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist. | Dutchess | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hyde Park Regional | Dutchess | 6,928 | Community | Surface water |
| Rhinebeck Village Water | Dutchess | 6,000 | 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, “Cold Spring Elementary, PWSID NY1320528, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cold-spring-elementary-ny1320528 (data as of October 1, 2026).