Public water system · NY5230111
ActiveCold Spring Rd - Liberty
At a glance
Cold Spring Rd - Liberty (PWSID NY5230111) is an active community water system in Sullivan County, New York. It reports serving 50 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
18
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cold Spring Rd - Liberty compare with other water systems in Sullivan County?
By EPA's size categories, Cold Spring Rd - Liberty is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sullivan County has 497 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 131,057 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cold Spring Rd - Liberty is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 399 New York systems (4.9%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Cold Spring Rd - Liberty?
EPA lists Cold Spring Rd - Liberty as owned by a local 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. 40 of the 497 active systems in Sullivan County (8%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Cold Spring Rd - Liberty have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and October 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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 Rd - Liberty: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cold Spring Rd - Liberty?
Cold Spring Rd - Liberty (PWSID NY5230111) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cold Spring Rd - Liberty serve?
Cold Spring Rd - Liberty reports serving 50 people through 18 service connections in Sullivan County, New York.
Where does Cold Spring Rd - Liberty get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Cold Spring Rd - Liberty have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. 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 Rd - Liberty'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cold Spring Rd - Liberty's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cold Spring Rd - Liberty must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Sullivan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Village | Sullivan | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Fallsburg Who-Ls-Sf | Sullivan | 7,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Sullivan | 5,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Village | Sullivan | 3,900 | Community | Surface water |
| Stevensville+Rfl | Sullivan | 3,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swan in Swan Lake | Sullivan | 2,900 | 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, “Cold Spring Rd - Liberty, PWSID NY5230111, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/cold-spring-rd-liberty-ny5230111 (data as of October 1, 2026).