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Columbia - Greene Community College

At a glance

Columbia - Greene Community College (PWSID NY1017187) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Columbia County, New York. It reports serving 950 people through 1 service connection. 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 January 2022.

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

Population served

950

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1017187

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served950

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedGreenport (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyColumbia County

How does Columbia - Greene Community College compare with other water systems in Columbia County?

By EPA's size categories, Columbia - Greene Community College is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Columbia County has 205 active public water systems. Its population served is about 80% above the county average of 529 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 108,444 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 Columbia - Greene Community College is about 121% above 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 Columbia - Greene Community College?

EPA lists Columbia - Greene Community College 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. 177 of the 205 active systems in Columbia County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Columbia - Greene Community College have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between September 2006 and January 2022. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-11-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2021-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2010-02-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2006-09-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10	Not reported	No	Resolved

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.

Columbia - Greene Community College: frequently asked questions

Who runs Columbia - Greene Community College?

Columbia - Greene Community College (PWSID NY1017187) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Columbia - Greene Community College serve?

Columbia - Greene Community College reports serving 950 people through 1 service connection in Columbia County, New York.

Where does Columbia - Greene Community College 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 Columbia - Greene Community College 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 January 2022. 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 Columbia - Greene Community College'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 January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Columbia - Greene Community College's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Columbia - Greene Community College 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 Columbia County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chatham Fair Water Distribution	Columbia	53,700	Transient non-community	Purchased groundwater
Martin Van Buren Historical House	Columbia	10,000	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hudson City	Columbia	6,750	Community	Surface water
Greenport Wd No1	Columbia	4,050	Community	Groundwater
Taconic Hills School	Columbia	2,500	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Lake Taghkanic State Park	Columbia	2,500	Transient non-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, “Columbia - Greene Community College, PWSID NY1017187, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/columbia-greene-community-college-ny1017187 (data as of October 1, 2026).