Public water system · NY1413022

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Colden Lakes, Inc..

At a glance

Colden Lakes, Inc.. (PWSID NY1413022) is an active transient non-community water system in Erie County, New York. It reports serving 210 people through 42 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

210

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1413022

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served210

Service connections42

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedColden (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyErie County

How does Colden Lakes, Inc.. compare with other water systems in Erie County?

By EPA's size categories, Colden Lakes, Inc.. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Erie County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,858 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 956,649 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 Colden Lakes, Inc.. is about 46% 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 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 Colden Lakes, Inc..?

EPA lists Colden Lakes, Inc.. 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. 70 of the 108 active systems in Erie County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Colden Lakes, Inc.. have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1996 and August 2025. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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
2025-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2024-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2024-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2023-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2007-11-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1997-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

The 12 most recent 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.

Colden Lakes, Inc..: frequently asked questions

Who runs Colden Lakes, Inc..?

Colden Lakes, Inc.. (PWSID NY1413022) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Colden Lakes, Inc.. serve?

Colden Lakes, Inc.. reports serving 210 people through 42 service connections in Erie County, New York.

Where does Colden Lakes, Inc.. 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 Colden Lakes, Inc.. have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Colden Lakes, Inc..'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Colden Lakes, Inc..'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Colden Lakes, Inc.. 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 Erie County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ecwa Direct	Erie	313,380	Community	Surface water
Buffalo Water Authority	Erie	276,000	Community	Surface water
Ecwa Amherst	Erie	92,697	Community	Purchased surface water
Tonawanda, Town Water Dept.	Erie	72,571	Community	Surface water
Ecwa Lancaster	Erie	29,018	Community	Purchased surface water
Ecwa Orchard Park	Erie	24,582	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, “Colden Lakes, Inc.., PWSID NY1413022, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/colden-lakes-inc-ny1413022 (data as of October 1, 2026).